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Published 7 May 2025, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DECARBONISATION BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME 2025/26

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Published estimate£80,000£80,000 inc. VAT9.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 11 Jun 2025awarded 8 Jul 2025

Awarded to Urban Foresight Ltd

Contract term 7 moends 30 Jan 2026 · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Supplier to deliver a decarbonisation support programme for both businesses and community groups in 2025/26. It is funded through the UKSPF.

The purpose of the commission is to develop, launch and deliver a programme dedicated to supporting meaningful decarbonisation and advancing the net-zero goals of North Northamptonshire for its businesses and community groups.

Both strands of support should provide advice and guidance alongside expert support, including through online resources, workshops and 1:1 sessions. Businesses and community groups should be supported to develop a Carbon Reduction Plan. They should also be supported in developing applications to access grant funding opportunities.

The programme should support 50 businesses and 30 community groups.

The programme will run until January 202

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Energy and related services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£80,000

Contract period: 23 Jun 2025 – 30 Jan 2026 (7 mo)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £80,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services 71314000 Energy and related services 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics 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

Lot awarding rule: Award criteria are set out in the RFQ

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: 7 May 2025, 16:06 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2025, 11:45 BST
Authority reference: NNC/UKSPF/25_26/NNDECARB
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019484
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesEnergy and related servicesEnvironmental engineering consultancy servicesMarket and economic research; polling and statisticsMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e26 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 11 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ukspf@northnorthants.gov.uk

Timeline

7 May 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
7 May 2025, 16:06 BST
Clarification questions by
16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
11 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Contract starts
23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
14 Jul 2025, 11:45 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025

Tender notice published
7 May 2025, 16:06 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
20 May 2025, 16:09 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
14 Jul 2025, 11:45 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
14 Jul 2025, 11:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £72,2181 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Urban Foresight LtdSME	£72,218 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DECARBONISATION BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME 2025/26 · Urban Foresight LtdSME
Signed
8 Jul 2025
Value
£72,218
Period
8 Jul 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

URBAN FORESIGHT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07705420GB-PPON: PLTQ-2211-NYXT 8 The Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE7 7STContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFClarification questions and responses
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXRequest for Quotation document, including specification
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXAppendix 1 - Draft T&Cs

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2025, 11:45 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 16:09 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 May 2025, 16:06 BST