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Published 4 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Be a Councillor campaign Independent Programme

Official notice

Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£15,000≈ £15k / year · £18,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 15 Jan 2027 · up to 14 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 16 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Local Government Association (LGA) Leadership Team and Independent Group Office are seeking proposals for the planning, organisation, and delivery of the Independent Group's 'Be a Councillor' programme for the 2025/26 financial year. This initiative aims to increase the number and diversity of candidates standing for election as councillors from an Independent, Green, or other smaller and non-affiliated perspective. The total budget for this programme is £15,000 (exclusive of VAT), and all activities must be completed by March 31, 2026 and reporting requirements must be completed by May 31, 2026.

CPV: Staff training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£15,000
Contract period: 16 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 (1 yr) · up to 14 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £15,000 exc. VAT · £18,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This is a 1-year contract. Subject to mutual agreement and the availability of continued funding, this contract may be extended for a further year at the discretion of the purchaser.
80511000 Staff training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Skills and experience: 25%
  • Delivery Methodology: 25%
  • Timescales: 25%
  • Quality assurance: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Skills and experience : Your skills and experience
  • Delivery Methodology
  • Timescales: Ability to deliver within the set timescale
  • Quality assurance: Quality assurance, including equality, diversity and inclusion actions and outcomes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT
Last source update
10 Dec 2025, 13:33 GMT
Authority reference
BE A COUNCILLOR
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079839
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Staff training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eef0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/LGA-Sourcing/eRFX-Su… ↗

Timeline

4 Dec 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published328 days ago
    4 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT
  2. Latest notice published322 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 13:33 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts285 days ago
    16 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 13:33 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
    10 Dec 2025, 13:33 GMT
    +25 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Please note that the deadline for this tender has now been updated to 5pm, 9 January 2026. The deadline for clarification questions has also been updated to 5pm, 5 January 2026.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 03675577 18 smith square, london, London, sw1p 3hzContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender