Official UK procurement notice
ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Advice Services
Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£1,470,000≈ £735k / year · £1,764,000 inc. VAT0% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2025awarded 12 Mar 2026
Awarded to COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Advice Services
- Not divided into lots: The Council has considered the use of Lots for this contract but does not believe the use of Lots is suitable due to operational requirements and loss of economies of scale. Furthermore, having re-tendered this requirement on several occasions, historically the market indicates that SMEs are adequately positioned to participate in the competition and be successful.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Guidance services · Legal advisory and information services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,470,000
75200000 Provision of services to the community79140000 Legal advisory and information services85312310 Guidance services98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation.
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Methodology, Approach and Plan: 45%
- Knowledge and Understanding the Brief: 30%
- Contract Management and Contingency: 15%
- Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Methodology, Approach and Plan: Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria
- Knowledge and Understanding the Brief: Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria
- Contract Management and Contingency: Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria
- Cost: Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 19 Nov 2030
- First published
- 20 Nov 2025, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 15:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075516- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e50fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders must be submitted electronically via etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published331 days ago20 Nov 2025, 10:11 GMT
- Clarification questions by309 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline304 days ago17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by239 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent219 days ago12 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends206 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published198 days ago2 Apr 2026, 15:01 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 10:11 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 15:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Apr 2026, 15:01 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,469,5861 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITEDVCSE +1 morejoint award1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 April 2026 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to meeting the required standards, performance requirements and ensuring maximum uptake of advice services across the Borough. · Options: As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider. | £1,469,586 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
1 · COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITEDVCSE +1 more
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,469,586
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually.
- Options
- As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LTDAwarded supplier
- Community Advice Ards and North Down LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender