TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Search
Find a TenderAwarded
Published 20 Feb 2024, 10:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the provision of Get Started and Grow Business Services

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 10 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG2)
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2024awarded 14 May 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 12 May 2028 · starts 13 May 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) was successful in awarding to

Lot 1 - Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and Branding

Lot 2 - Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital Marketing

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business development consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (3.3 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 13 May 2024

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and BrandingAwarded 4 yrs

An open over threshold tender was completed to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of Get Started and Grow Business Services.

Contract period: 13 May 2024 – 12 May 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Staffordshire
Extensions: Option to extend by 3 x 12 months to the 12th May 2026, 12th May 2027 and 12th May 2028Variant bids: not allowed
79411100 Business development consultancy services
Lot #2Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital MarketingAwarded 4 yrs

The Council used an open over threshold process to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of Get Started and Grow Business Services.

Contract period: 13 May 2024 – 12 May 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Staffordshire
Extensions: Option to extend by 3 x 12 months to the 12th May 2026, 12th May 2027 and 12th May 2028Variant bids: not allowed
79411100 Business development consultancy services

What it takes to win
i

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Framework Agreement for the provision of Get Started and Grow Business…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2024, 10:58 GMT
Last source update
10 Oct 2024, 08:37 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
IA3325
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032509
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness development consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043b64 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
21 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

21 Mar 2024 → 10 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    13 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Oct 2024, 08:37 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 May 2024, 13:57 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Value£450,000 · II.1.7—The Framework (Get Started and Grow Business Services) awarded the below suppliers: Lot 1 - Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and Branding - was awarded to Distribute Digital Limited and Cash Cow Marketing Limited. Lot 2 - Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital Marketing - was awarded to Concept Marketing Communications and Electrify Marketing & Communicati…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1313 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 14 May 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £150,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and Branding

    Signed
    14 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 12 May 2028
    Status
    active

  • Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and Branding

    Signed
    14 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 12 May 2028
    Status
    active

  • Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital Marketing

    Signed
    14 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 12 May 2028
    Status
    active

  • Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital Marketing

    Signed
    14 May 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 12 May 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Get Started and grow in Marketing Services, Website build, Logo and Branding13bids13——
2 · Get Started and grow in Social Media and Digital Marketing8bids8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

9 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services STAFFORD, West MidlandsContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.