Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Consultancy Advice and Investigation Services
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCPI is seeking to establish a framework of suitably qualified and experienced consultancy providers to deliver specialist advisory and investigative services across a range of technical and professional disciplines. The framework will provide access to independent, evidence-based consultancy services, including but not limited to root cause accident and incident investigations, operational safety and risk management, regulatory compliance, asset integrity, project delivery, and organisational effectiveness. The appointed provider(s) will be required to supply competent, appropriately qualified professionals with the necessary expertise and experience to support CPI's operational requirements, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy services that contribute to safe, compliant, and effective business operations. A brief overview of the goods and services which are in scope and ancillary services.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 8 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
Direct Award
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£173,100
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Capability and Investigation Approach: 40%
- Capacity, Responsiveness and Quality Assurance: 30%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Capability and Investigation Approach: In their response to the tender, bidders should indicate in the response to tender questionnaire. Describe how you will mobilise and deliver complex, multidisciplinary investigations and consultancy assignments under this Framework. Your response should explain the methodologies, processes and governance arrangements you will apply to undertake evidence gathering, analysis, root cause identification, technical assurance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and the development and implementation of recommendations and corrective actions. Please supply examples to demonstrate how your proposed approach will deliver successful outcomes for the Authority.
- Capacity, Responsiveness and Quality Assurance: In their response to the tender, bidders should indicate in the response to tender questionnaire. Describe how you will ensure the ongoing provision of suitably qualified and experienced specialists across the required disciplines throughout the Framework term, including the ability to respond to urgent requirements and manage multiple concurrent call-off commissions. Your response should detail your approach to resource planning, mobilisation, competence assurance, quality management, business continuity, and performance monitoring, including how you will manage delivery against agreed scope, programme, cost, quality and service requirements.
- Pricing
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Specialist Consultancy Advice and Investigation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 15:30 BST
- Authority reference
3850- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085514- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5f0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago9 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Latest notice published40 days ago17 Sept 2026, 15:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends28 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago8 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2026- Tender notice published9 Sept 2026, 16:00 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 15:30 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST17 Sept 2026, 15:30 BST+7 days · was 23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender