Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Street Lighting Consultancy Service
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract Award Notice originally published on 20 April 2026, 10:12am, did not apply a mandatory standstill period in accordance with section 51 of the Procurement Act 2023.
This notice has been republished to correct that omission. The mandatory standstill period of eight working days will apply from the date of publication of this corrected Contract Award Notice (20 April 2026).
No changes have been made to the award decision, evaluation outcome, or the identity of the successful tenderer. This correction is published in the interests of transparency and to ensure full compliance with sections 50 and 51 of the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract will provide consultancy support to Manchester City Council's Street Lighting Client management team.
The contract period will be for 4 years. It is intended for the contract to commence 12th May 2026
CPV: Highways consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£240,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (4)
- Quality: 50%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 20%
- Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Environment
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
P-0515- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077827- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea78Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 30th January 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published334 days ago27 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by277 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts243 days ago27 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Standstill ends181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Tender notice published27 Nov 2025, 16:07 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Dec 2025, 13:45 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 16 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT17 Dec 2025, 13:45 GMT+25 days · was 22 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 08:00 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT16 Jan 2026, 08:00 GMT+14 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published20 Apr 2026, 10:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Apr 2026, 11:51 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The deadline for this tender has been extended to Friday 30th January 2026. A revised pricing schedule and draft contract terms will be issued on the council's the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 1 release · 27 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P2G Contract Support LLP12 May 2026 – 11 May 2030 | £199,556 | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| P2G Contract Support LLP12 May 2026 – 11 May 2030 | £199,556same award published again · counted once | 20 Apr 2026standstill to 29 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- P2G Contract Support LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
- Technical specifications Please find the link to the procurement documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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