Provision of Equal Pay Audit

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£49,550published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Bramble Hub Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A consultant is carrying out an equal pay audit for Southampton City Council.

CPV: Project management consultancy services · Project-management services other than for construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Civic Centre Civic Centre Road Southampton Hampshire SO14 7LY

79421000 Project-management services other than for construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
Authority reference: SCC-SMS-0817
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085841
Classification (CPV): Project management consultancy servicesProject-management services other than for construction work
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fc8f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was procured using a mini competition using the RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £49,5501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bramble Hub Limited	£49,550 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 085841-2025-1 · Bramble Hub Limited
Signed
3 Dec 2025
Value
£49,550
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Procurement Review BodyReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bramble Hub LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4136381 9e Albert Embankment, London, UK, SE1 7SPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.