Official UK procurement notice
17037 - PFI Technical Advisor
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£160,000≈ £53k / year · £192,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority requires a lead financial and commercial advisory role for the BSF project with particular focus upon the Payment Mechanism.
CPV: Education and training services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£160,000
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support80000000 Education and training services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
N/A
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality (including Social Value).
- Price
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
N/A
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- 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
- 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
- 8 May 2026, 20:50 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 20:50 BST
- Authority reference
17037- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042765- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06952fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published171 days ago8 May 2026, 20:50 BST
- Clarification questions by150 days ago29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline143 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 20:50 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender