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Published 29 May 2025, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Small Business Advisor 2025

Official notice

Authority: Gedling Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Sussex County Council

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF15)
Published estimate£25,000≈ £33k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2025awarded 21 Jul 2025
Awarded to B-GLOBAL NETWORK
Contract term 9 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gedling Borough Council is seeking to recruit a Small Business Advice service, including the continuation of the Gedling Business Support Network to support businesses within the Borough. This is a contract role funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will last until 31 March 2026.

CPV: Business development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (9 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
79411100 Business development consultancy 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Most Advantageous Tender approach to be used
  • Qualitative: Most Advantageous Tender approach to be used
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
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
29 May 2025, 14:53 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2025, 09:42 BST
Authority reference
15022
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028505
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528f3 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
12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest, access the procurement documentation and to submit your bid please use the link below to the Council's in-Tend eProcurement platform.

in-tendhost.co.uk/gedling/aspx/Tenders… ↗

Process to be used is an Open Request for Quotation and open to all suppliers

Timeline

29 May 2025 → 22 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 14:53 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 09:42 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 14:53 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 09:42 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2025, 09:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
B-GLOBAL NETWORK£25,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · B-GLOBAL NETWORK

    Signed
    21 Jul 2025
    Value
    £25,000
    Period
    21 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Gedling Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPJ-4745-GRLM Civic Centre Arnot Hill Park, Arnold Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG5 6LUContact email

Other public bodies

  • East Sussex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityEast Sussex County CouncilGB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ Lewes, South EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • B-GLOBAL NETWORKAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13177685 V8, Lenton Boulevard, Lenton Business Centre, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 2BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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