Official UK procurement notice
WNC Children & Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWNC is seeking an experienced provider to support the design, mobilisation, delivery, analysis and reporting of three periodic Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Survey waves. The provider will be expected to manage the survey on a day-to-day basis and work closely with Council commissioners, Public Health colleagues, Business Intelligence colleagues, schools and other relevant system partners to meet our need for timely and actionable insight.
The proposed arrangement is for three survey waves in alternate years over a five-year period, provisionally in 2027, 2029 and 2031. The proposed maximum value is £75,000 excluding VAT across the full arrangement.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£75,000
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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 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: The contract will be awarded to the compliant supplier achieving the highest overall score. Quotations will be evaluated on quality (70%) and price (30%). Quality will be assessed against the published questions covering relevant experience and resources, survey methodology, delivery, accessibility and safeguarding, analysis and reporting, and social value. Price will be assessed using the total price for the full contract period, with the lowest price receiving the highest price score. The weighted quality and price scores will be combined to determine the successful supplier.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £30,383 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How West Northamptonshire Council buys Research and development services (CPV 73), and who usually turns up
West Northamptonshire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Research and development services (CPV 73) →
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 31 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid2% / 14%
2–35% / 26%
4–69% / 30%
7+85% / 30%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate16% / 52%
Within ±2%53% / 41%
Above estimate32% / 7%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 73Published estimate£75k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 73. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–312%
4–613%
7+73%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 10 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£67k–£75k
Estimate£75k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Aquarius Action ProjectsEarlier contract | Children and Young People Prevention and Treatment Serviceended Mar 2026 | — | £760k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £17m18 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £89k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £2.0m20 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £797k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
University of KentLarge | £2.8m11 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £1.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £53m13 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £50m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=1 | |
Lancaster UniversityLarge | £372k8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £279k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 28 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096903- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d553Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Suppliers must submit their full quotation responses by sending it to PHContractsTeam@westnorthants.gov.uk by no later than the "RfQ Submission Deadline". Responses submitted after the "RfQ Submission Deadline" or sent via any other way will not be considered.
Timeline
28 Jul 2026 → 25 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST
- Market engagement77 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Please request the Soft Market Test document by emailing phcontractsteam@westnorthants.gov.uk
Please complete the questionnaire within the document and return to phcontractsteam@westnorthants.gov.uk by 12pm on Monday
10th August 2026. Any clarification questions can be sent to the above email address.
- Tender notice published12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
- Clarification questions byearlier today26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 7 days2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 29 days25 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jul 2026, 14:11 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT14 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender