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Published 12 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKSPF Visitor Economy Services - Staffordshire Moorlands (UKSPF E8 & E17)

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£324,863≈ £177k / year
Submissions closed 12 May 2023
Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 1 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council have been allocated funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for the purposes of:

  1. the development and promotion of wider campaigns which encourage people to visit and,
  2. the development and promotion (both trade and consumer) of the visitor economy

The UK government Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has launched the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) which succeeds the European Union structural funds (ERDF and ESF).

The primary goal of the UKSPF is to build pride in place and increase life chances across the UK. There are three UKSPF investment priorities:-

  • Communities and place;
  • Supporting local business; and
  • People and skills

The contract to be delivered on an annual budget basis upto 31 March 2025

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Consultancy appointment as per the Specification brief for the delivery of; 1 yr 10 moPublished value£324,863

Consultancy appointment as per the Specification brief for the delivery of;

  1. the development and promotion of wider campaigns which encourage people to visit and,
  2. the development and promotion (both trade and consumer) of the visitor economy
Contract period: 1 Jun 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Experience / track record: 30
  • Methodology, Resourcing and undestanding: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Experience / track record: 30
  • Methodology, Resourcing and undestanding: 30
  • Price: Fee proposal 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Last source update
12 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
PROC-5347
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010522
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be23 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

10 day standstill will apply

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 May 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2023 → 31 Mar 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 May 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    12 May 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Stockwell Street, LEEK, West Midlands, ST13 6HQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria