Official UK procurement notice
IM North America 2025 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Canada (CA)UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£2,340,000exc. VAT · 1 value update5.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2024awarded 20 Jan 2025
Awarded to OCO Global
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract was awarded by an open procurement . The contract is for the provision of the International Markets (IM) service in the North America (USA & Canada) region.
A Contract for a period of 63 months will be put in place, which includes an implementation period of 3 months and two possible extension periods of 12 months each.
CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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
- Price
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Aug 2024, 08:33 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 14:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005618- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486feFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 11 Mar 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Nov 2024
- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Feb 2025, 14:37 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until11 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2024- Published value updated to £2,340,00017 Oct 2024, 15:45 BSTwas £2,000,000
- Status changed to active17 Oct 2024, 15:45 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Oct 2024, 15:45 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT17 Oct 2024, 15:45 BST
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2025, 14:37 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextInterested parties to note the additional Nuts Code · II.2.3 | — | CA-Canada | |
| — | TextInterested Parties are to note the following Summary of Requirements · II.2.14 | — | Draft Summary of Specification: a) Manage Enquiries & Referrals - The Export Service Hub receives leads, enquiries and service requests, mainly from SMEs via International Trade Advisers (ITA) and other sources (e.g. DBT Sector teams or UK trade bodies requiring support overseas). Simple requests may be serviced directly, or appointments made for in-depth follow-up support. b) Provide Market Advic… | |
| — | DateInterested Parties are to note · 11.3 | — | 6 Jan 2025 | |
| — | TextInterested parties to note the additional Nuts Code · II.2.3 | — | CA-Canada | |
| — | TextInterested Parties are to note the following Summary of Requirements · II.2.14 | — | Draft Summary of Specification: a) Manage Enquiries & Referrals - The Export Service Hub receives leads, enquiries and service requests, mainly from SMEs via International Trade Advisers (ITA) and other sources (e.g. DBT Sector teams or UK trade bodies requiring support overseas). Simple requests may be serviced directly, or appointments made for in-depth follow-up support. b) Provide Market Advic… | |
| — | DateInterested Parties are to note · 11.3 | — | 6 Jan 2025 |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 2 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,219,1501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCO GlobalSME | £2,219,150 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
IM North America 2025 · OCO GlobalSME
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,219,150
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Business & TradeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCO GlobalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.