Official UK procurement notice
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVisitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
HC/IEE/VL/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060762- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e34Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:811389)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published393 days ago30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Diffley PartnershipSMESubcontracting: declared | £64,450 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 060762-2025-HC/IEE/VL/2025-1 · The Diffley PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- £64,450
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Diffley PartnershipAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria