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Published 30 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Stronger Shores Toolkit · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£120,000≈ £36k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrs 4 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stronger Shores is a project part of the Environment Agency's flood and coastal resilience innovation programme (FCRIP), and aims to

Monitor and better understand the composition of existing coastal habitats (specifically seagrass meadows, kelp beds and native oyster reefs) along the Northeast coast

Improve understanding about the ways in which these coastal habitats can be restored

Identify and quantify ecosystem services these habitats provide.

This contract is for the creation and management of the Stronger Shores toolkit and associated works as detailed in the brief document, in addition to the creation and collation of content from Stronger Shores outputs. These will include collected data, lessons learnt, and academic reports.

This toolkit will be public facing but will be intended for coastal managers, including natural capital/ ecosystems services data, and guidance on habitat protection and restoration, with the toolkit as the main project output.

CPV: Data analysis services · Data collection and collation services · Industry specific software development services · Internet or intranet client application development services · Marine research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrs 4 moPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs 4 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East
72212100 Industry specific software development services72314000 Data collection and collation services72316000 Data analysis services72421000 Internet or intranet client application development services73112000 Marine research 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Delivery Team: 10%
  • Understanding the Task: 5%
  • Delivery Methodology for the Overall Project: 35%
  • Demo/Presentation: 20%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Delivery Team
  • Understanding the Task
  • Delivery Methodology for the Overall Project 
  • Demo/Presentation
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
30 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 11:04 BST
Authority reference
F8948
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060930
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Data analysis servicesData collection and collation servicesIndustry specific software development servicesInternet or intranet client application development servicesMarine research services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a505 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

30 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published392 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
  2. Latest notice published368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 11:04 BST
  3. Clarification questions by351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 11:04 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    24 Oct 2025, 11:04 BST
    +17 days · was 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)

Extend deadline for tender submission from the 24th October 2025 to the 10th November 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPB-8737-VBHG Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE33 2RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender