Official UK procurement notice
2025 - Public Consultation Support Services
Authority: Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£41,666≈ £42k / year · £50,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Nov 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 4 Dec 2026 · starts 5 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Public Consultation Support Services
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single 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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Price 70% Quality 20% Social Value 10%
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
- 22 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST
- Authority reference
DWFRS 2025/036- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067549- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1c7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Oct 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published365 days ago22 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST
- Submission deadline350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts321 days ago5 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Oct 2025, 15:12 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Guidance on how to register for the portal and access ITTs may be found at the following link: https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk/media/2284/sell2bluelight-in-tend-full-supplier-guide.pdf
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender