Official UK procurement notice
Advice in food setting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI51)
Published estimate£507,000≈ £184k / year · £608,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update23.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 May 2026awarded 17 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTD
Contract term 2 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis service is to deliver legal advice in relation to social welfare services, specifically in a food based setting across the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Legal advisory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£507,000
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 (7)
- Qualifications: 10%
- Experience in food advice: 15%
- Experience in community food setting: 15%
- Service delivery management: 10%
- Manage safeguarding issues: 10%
- Total Annual Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Qualifications
- Experience in food advice
- Experience in community food setting
- Service delivery management
- Manage safeguarding issues
- Social Value
- Total Annual Cost
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2029
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037205- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688cbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published181 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:21 BST
- Tender notice published180 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Clarification questions by165 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline152 days ago21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent126 days ago17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published125 days ago17 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Award decision expected by124 days ago18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends116 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £507,00023 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Deadline published: 21 May 2026, 12:00 BST23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 14:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £387,7161 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTDVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Extension option of up to an additional 12 months | £387,716 | 17 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender