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Published 12 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Expression Of Interest: External HR Investigation Services

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Budget not disclosed£0£25,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver independent external HR investigation services, on an ad hoc basis.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 11:00am 2 September 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.

The deadline for clarification questions is 11:00am 25 August 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £0 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
79414000 Human resources management 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: Expression of interest

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
12 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
Authority reference
IBC/20766
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076961
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e306 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Aug 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published76 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
  2. Clarification questions by63 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline55 days ago
    2 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 16:53 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender