Official UK procurement notice
EPP0233 NEEB Business Link
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£148,628≈ £198k / year · £178,354 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2025
Contract term 9 moends 1 May 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBraintree District Council (the authority), on behalf of the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB), invites tenders for the provision of a business networking contract – NEEB Link for the 2025/26 period. This contract aims to support businesses and residents across North Essex, including Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, and Maldon
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CPV: Miscellaneous business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£148,628
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Timeline/Programme: 30%
- Event Organisation and KPI: 30%
- Business Challenges: 20%
- Project Team: 15%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Timeline/Programme: Long criteria description
- Event Organisation and KPI: Long criteria description
- Business Challenges: Long criteria description
- Project Team: Long criteria description
- Social Value: Long criteria description
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
- 22 May 2025, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 13:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024870- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051dd3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 13:50 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 13:50 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender