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Published 11 Jun 2025, 14:41 BST

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Invitation to Tender - West Suffolk Council - Independent Commission on the Future of Brandon - Housing, community and economy future scenarios study

Official notice

Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000£60,000 inc. VAT5.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2025awarded 21 Jul 2025
Awarded to Volterra Partners LLP
Contract term 4 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Independent Commission on the Future of Brandon - Housing, community and economy future scenarios study

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

Project Link - in-tendhost.co.uk/suffolksourcing/aspx… ↗

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 1200hours on 01 July 2025. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Development consultancy services · Economic impact assessment · Economic research services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 (4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
73220000 Development consultancy services79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics79311400 Economic research services79311410 Economic impact assessment79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services90713000 Environmental issues 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: Price 20% ; and Quality 80%.

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
11 Jun 2025, 14:41 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2025, 10:34 BST
Authority reference
WSC/18968/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031561
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesDevelopment consultancy servicesEconomic impact assessmentEconomic research servicesEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesMarket and economic research; polling and statistics
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0546c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/suffolksourcing/aspx… ↗

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 22 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:41 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2025
  4. Latest notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 10:34 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    11 Jun 2025, 14:44 BST
    +0 days · was 1 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 10:34 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2025, 10:34 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £47,1081 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Volterra Partners LLPContract for Independent Commission on the Future of Brandon - Housing, community and economy future scenarios study - West Suffolk Council24 Jul 2025 – 8 Oct 2025£47,10821 Jul 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVM-1828-ZPTJ West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, East of England, IP33 3YUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Volterra Partners LLPAwarded supplier Chester House Unit 2.01 1-3 Brixton House, London, London, SW9 6DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender