Official UK procurement notice
Advice Information and Guidance for the Jewish Community
Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Manchester City Council
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£135,000≈ £68k / year · £162,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 27 Apr 2026
Awarded to The Jewel Foundation
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInformation, Advice & Guidance Service to support Jewish residents' living in Salford, Bury and Manchester
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£135,000
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
Lot awarding rule: Quality Questionnaire 65% Social Value 15% Price 20%
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 15:29 BST
- Authority reference
S1065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008532- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1b1Find 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
- 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All submissions must be made via the chest
Timeline
9 Dec 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published320 days ago9 Dec 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Market engagement293 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Interested parties to complete Microsoft Form questionnaire document on the Chest by 5th January 2026 at 2pm. Visit the link below to take you straight to the opportunity.
- Next notice expected279 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published268 days ago30 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Clarification questions by244 days ago23 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Latest notice published131 days ago16 Jun 2026, 15:29 BST
- Contract starts117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Dec 2025, 12:16 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £135,00030 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Status changed to active30 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT30 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 16:32 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 10:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 10:35 BST
- Contract signature expected30 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 15:29 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The age range in the scope has been changed to 18-65 from 16-65 which was posted in error.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 9 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £135,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewel FoundationSMEVCSETargeted Information, Advice and Guidance for the Jewish Community1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Extension available dependent on funding and performance | £135,000 | 27 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Jewel FoundationSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Value
- £135,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Dependent on available funding and management of the contract
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Manchester City CouncilProcuring entityBid Evaluation
- Metropolitan borough of BuryContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentBid Evaluation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE JEWEL FOUNDATIONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender