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Published 10 Jun 2025, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QQ25/004 Business Investment Readiness Programme

Official notice

Authority: Tamworth Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£70,000£70,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2025awarded 17 Jul 2025
Awarded to Studio Zao Innovations Ltd.
Contract term 8 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 21 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tamworth Borough Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver an investment readiness programme for Tamworth businesses, designed to enhance skills, boost confidence, and provide access to funding opportunities. The programme will also offer an event for businesses to pitch their projects, ultimately leading to successful investments.

This project is funded by UK Governments UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) up to 31st March 2026, with the potential to extend for further year dependant on successful delivery of the project and that further funding becomes available.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 21 Jul 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (8 mo)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: The Award Criteria is split between 95% Quality and 5% Social Value. There are 5 Quality Questions and 1 for Social Value.

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
10 Jun 2025, 10:41 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Authority reference
QQ25/004
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031172
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545de 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
8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Quotations MUST be made in either pdf format or in a format which is compatible with Office 365 and documents submitted electronically via the in-tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/tamworthbc ↗

Timeline

10 Jun 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 10:41 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 12:30 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    10 Jun 2025, 12:30 BST
    +0 days · was 8 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Published amendments (1)

The Deadline for submissions is 12 noon on Tuesday 08 July 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £70,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Studio Zao Innovations Ltd.£70,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • QQ25/004 Business Investment Readiness Programme · Studio Zao Innovations Ltd.

    Signed
    17 Jul 2025
    Value
    £70,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    28 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Businesses Receiving Investment within a year
    • Businesses Receiving Investment within a year

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tamworth Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTDD-5754-QXLV Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, West Midlands, B79 7BZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender