The delivery of a third party solution for the undertaking of low value expenditure (up to £100k pa) on behalf of Middlesbrough Council.

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC12)

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to NOMIA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wish to undertake a pilot project to test the merits of engaging a 3rd party to undertake low value procurements with a view to undertaking a compliant procurement process should the pilot be successful in delivering cashable and process savings. Given that this is a pilot it is not considered that a full procurement process would add value either to the authority or the supply market at this point.

CPV: Procurement consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1It is intended to undertake an initial 6 month pilot to prove the benefits of this…

It is intended to undertake an initial 6 month pilot to prove the benefits of this approach, with a possible extension to 12 months should this addition time to prove the effectiveness of the pilot be required. The nature and payment mechanism for the contract is such that the value of the contract during the pilot will not exceed PCR2015 thresholds.

Delivery: North East

Extensions: A possible extension to 12 months

79418000 Procurement consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jan 2025, 13:27 GMT
Last source update: 31 Jan 2025, 13:27 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-003278
Classification (CPV): Procurement consultancy services
Delivery area: North East (UKC12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04da90 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Council wish to undertake a pilot project to test the merits of engaging a 3rd party to undertake low value procurements with a view to undertaking a compliant procurement process should the pilot be successful in delivering cashable and process savings.
Given that this is a pilot it is not considered that a full procurement process would add value either to the authority or the supply market at this point.It is intended to undertake an initial 6 month pilot to prove the benefits of this approach, with a possible extension to 12 months should this addition time to prove the effectiveness of the pilot be required. The nature and payment mechanism for the contract is such that the value of the contract during the pilot will not exceed PCR2015 thresholds.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NOMIA	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003278-2025-1 · NOMIA
Signed
31 Jan 2025
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, PO Box 500, MIDDLESBROUGH, North East, TS19FTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NOMIAAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16080285 125 Wood Street,, London, London, EC2V 7AW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.