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Published 6 Feb 2024, 14:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Long Term Plan for Smethwick

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT34% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2024awarded 4 Apr 2024
Awarded to LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED
Contract term 4 moends 1 Aug 2024 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sandwell Council sought an experienced full-time consultancy firm to assist in driving forward the long-term Plan for Smethwick. It envisaged that an appointment will be made in early 2024 to enable the consultancy to work with the council in readiness for the release of Capacity funding in Spring 2024. The proposed commencement of work on this project is 01 April 2024 up to submission of the Long-Term Plan to Government by the 01 August 2024. The consultancy is to project manage the process up to the submission of the long-term Plan for Smethwick to Government. Sandwell will be the accountable body for the funding. To access the £20m of funds, the council are to produce a long-term investment and regeneration plan for Smethwick with the priorities of the Smethwick residents and businesses at the forefront of this vision over a ten-year period.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Social Value: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality & Social Value: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Please refer to ITT Documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to ITT Documents

    Minimum: Please refer to ITT Documents
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to ITT Documents

    Minimum: Please refer to ITT Documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
6 Feb 2024, 14:46 GMT
Last source update
4 Apr 2024, 16:31 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
SMBC 24004
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011015
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043799 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The deadline for submissions is 07 March 2024 at 15:00hrs.

Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Mar 2024 → 4 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    4 Apr 2024, 16:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2024, 16:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £131,9901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1717 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED£131,990 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
17bids · 17 electronic17——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.