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Published 10 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WYCA MT Employment and Skills scoping report - Request to Quote

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E11000006SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£24,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025
Contract term 4 moends 9 Jan 2026 · up to 27 Mar 2026 with extensions · starts 23 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Short-term commission between October 2025 - January 2026 to conduct and report on an early scoping exercise around how investment in West Yorkshire's transport infastructure can support the skills system to maximise its response to these once-in-a-generation opportunities, including the delivery of a new, regional, Mass Transit system.

CPV: Economic research services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Market research services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£24,000
Contract period: 23 Sept 2025 – 9 Jan 2026 (4 mo) · up to 27 Mar 2026 with extensionsValue: £24,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: If required due contract slippage or to support integration with interdependent commissions

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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Please see documentation: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Please see documentation: Please see request for quote documentation

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
Authority reference
101244
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039080
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Economic research servicesMarket and economic research; polling and statisticsMarket research servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d32 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E11000006

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Contract starts400 days ago
    23 Sept 2025

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Deadline for clarification questions extended from 25 July 2025 to 8 August 2025 to allow bidders time to review terms and conditions for the contract and ensure bids submitted do not have qualifications that mean they will not be eligible.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHYG-7328-ZLQJ Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2DEContact name, email, phone

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