Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Partner - Target Operating Model for Digitisation
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement will follow a two-stage process under a below-threshold open competition. Stage 1 will involve the use of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to assess supplier suitability. Shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to submit a full tender response in Stage 2.
Engagement of a strategic partner to co-develop and implement a comprehensive Target Operating Model (TOM) for business support and administrative functions across the organisation. The initiative will focus on streamlining internal operations, reducing manual processing, and modernising service delivery through ethical and effective use of automation.
The partner would be engaged in 2 phases; to review and identify the opportunities and then to support the deployment of relevant technology into the organisation.
The outcome expected in the first phase would be a target operating model identifying where AI and digital could automate processes or services.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£104,167
- Condition of participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Capacity conditions are included within the tender questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation
Equivalent qualifications and standards are included within the tender questionnaire
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).
Lot awarding rule: This procurement will follow a two-stage process under a below-threshold open competition. Stage 1 will involve the use of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to assess supplier suitability. Shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to submit a full tender response in Stage 2. The contract will be awarded to the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), evaluated against the following criteria: Technical and change management expertise Value for money and return on investment Commitment to capability building and co-delivery Full details of the evaluation methodology and scoring will be provided in the Stage 2 Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
- Condition of participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Capacity conditions are included within the tender questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation
Equivalent qualifications and standards are included within the tender questionnaire
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2025, 17:42 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 15:09 BST
- Authority reference
CDO/2025/268- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062595- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a84eFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 17:42 BST
- Tender notice published386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:39 BST
- Next notice expected385 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published382 days ago10 Oct 2025, 15:09 BST
- Clarification questions by369 days ago23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published3 Oct 2025, 17:42 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2025, 15:39 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active6 Oct 2025, 15:39 BST
- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 15:09 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £104,16710 Oct 2025, 15:09 BSTwas £100,000
- Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST10 Oct 2025, 15:09 BST+7 days · was 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
This notice replaces a previous opportunity (Notice ID: 2025/S 000-062329, reference CDO/2025/268), which has been withdrawn to ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. The requirement for Cyber Essentials Plus certification has been clarified within the Invitation To Tender (ITT). As this is a selection-only stage with no pricing or scored responses required, a shortened submission perio…
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender