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Published 2 Apr 2025, 13:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Evaluation Consultant for the Species Survival Fund - Coastal Grasslands Reconnected Project

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Published estimate£42,000≈ £56k / year · £42,000 inc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 29 May 2025
Awarded to Land Use Consultants
Contract term 9 moends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 30 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham County Council (DCC) wishes to commission an experienced evaluation consultant to assist with the monitoring and appraisal of Durham Heritage Coast's Species Survival Fund (SSF) project's output and impacts. The CGR will focus on habitat creation and restoration, contributing to species abundance. The Project will engage with local communities to build a sense of ownership and pride in the transformation that the area continues to undergo since the large-scale environmental improvements to clear the coal mining waste at the turn of the millennium.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£42,000
Contract period: 30 May 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 (9 mo)Value: £42,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79419000 Evaluation consultancy 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

Lot awarding rule: Technical questions - 80% Price weighting - 20% Full details of award criteria are available within document 4. Procurement Specific Questionnaire. This can be accessed free of charge via www.open-uk.org

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
Awarded
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
2 Apr 2025, 13:42 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
Authority reference
OPEN2025563
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012518
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbf6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

2 Apr 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 13:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 13:42 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,8691 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Land Use Consultants£34,869 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Land Use Consultants

    Signed
    29 May 2025
    Value
    £34,869
    Period
    30 May 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02549296GB-PPON: PQGG-8255-HYBN 250 Waterloo Road, London, London, SE1 8RDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender