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Published 2 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Anaerobic Digester Guidance Note

Official notice

Authority: Mid Devon District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£10,000£12,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2025
Contract term 5 moends 3 Oct 2026 · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid Devon District Council is inviting quotations from suitable consultants to prepare a guidance document to help better understand the consenting regimes and planning considerations in the determination of planning applications for Anaerobic Digester plants. Mid Devon is a predominantly rural district which has attracted previous Anaerobic Digester development.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£10,000
Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 3 Oct 2026 (5 mo)Value: £10,000 exc. VAT · £12,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Employers Liability Insurance £5M

    Public Liability Insurance £2M

    Professional Indemnity Insurance £2M

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality 25%: 75%
  • Price 25%: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality 25%: Weighting 75% Q.A1 Project Approach 25% Q.A2 Project team 20% Q.A3 Project programme 10% Q.A4 Project management and quality assurance of deliverables 10% Q.A5 Final report structure 5% Q.A6 Innovation 5%
  • Price 25%: Weighting 25%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Employers Liability Insurance £5M

    Public Liability Insurance £2M

    Professional Indemnity Insurance £2M

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
2 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
Authority reference
MDDC202511-002
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078990
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed1a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 4 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published329 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by319 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline309 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts176 days ago
    4 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 14:51 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid Devon District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNRG-5847-THHN Phoenix House, Tiverton, South West, EX16 6PPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender