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Published 31 Mar 2025, 10:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Plan

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Published estimate£200,000≈ £240k / year · £200,000 inc. VAT5% above published estimate

Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 16 May 2025

Awarded to City Science Corporation Limited

Contract term 10 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 May 2026 with extensions · starts 27 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has appointed a suitably qualified consultant to prepare an Energy Plan for Norfolk and Suffolk. The successful consultant will work closely with Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils in the preparation of the Energy Plan, alongside engaging with a range of other key stakeholders.

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and experimental development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 moSMEPublished value£200,000

Contract period: 27 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (10 mo) · up to 31 May 2026 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £200,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Contract may be extended by up to 2 months at the Council's discretion.

72221000 Business analysis consultancy services 73100000 Research and experimental development services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related 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

Quality: 75%Price: 25%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Mar 2025, 10:33 BST
Last source update: 19 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 May 2025
Authority reference: NCCT43135
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012772
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and experimental development services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa7a 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 allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 2 May 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 25 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 19 Jun 2025 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
31 Mar 2025, 10:33 BST
Next notice expected
2 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
Clarification questions by
25 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline
2 May 2025, 11:00 BST
Award decision expected by
16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
27 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
27 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
19 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025

Planned procurement notice published
31 Mar 2025, 10:33 BST
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
31 Mar 2025, 11:00 BST
UK3
Tender notice published
3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
Deadline moved to 2 May 2025, 11:00 BST
3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
+2 days · was 30 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
Contract award notice published
27 May 2025, 16:46 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Contract signature expected
6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Description added to award criteria, the percentage weighting is an estimate and has not been finally agreed yet.

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-03: 2 releases · 31 Mar 2025, 31 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £174,9501 award exc. VAT

Bids received 84 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
City Science Corporation LimitedSME7 Jul 2025 – 6 May 2026 · up to 6 Jul 2026Extensions: The Contract may be extended by up to 2 months at the Council's discretion.	£174,950	16 May 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Plan · City Science Corporation LimitedSME
Signed
19 Jun 2025
Value
£174,950
Period
7 Jul 2025 – 6 May 2026 · up to 6 Jul 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Contract may be extended by up to 2 months at the Council's discretion.
No agreed KPIs: Key Performance Indicators have not been set due to the contract value being below £5 million.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYH-3246-XWTR County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Suffolk County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentAssessing TendersGB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV Ipswich, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CITY SCIENCE CORPORATION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09801932GB-PPON: PCXX-1381-XLGN Broadwalk House, Exeter, South West, EX1 1TSContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2025, 11:00 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender31 Mar 2025, 10:33 BST