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Published 20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Board Development · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD for Office for Students (Jun 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Office for Students (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025awarded 27 Jul 2025
Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The focus of the development activity being commissioned in this tender will be to create a shared understanding of the most effective ways of working for the board given its role and current context, and then support the establishment of those ways of working. The priority will be to establish a creative and consensual culture which optimises the contributions of members and the quality of decision-making.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract may be extended for 12 months to deliver further development work to maximise positive impacts if required.
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Experience and capability: 30%
  • Design, delivery and impact: 50%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Experience and capability
  • Design, delivery and impact
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
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
20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034163
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05512b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Clarification questions and bid responses must be submitted electronically through the Delta portal by visiting www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/74B4RG7572 ↗. Any other method of bidding will not be accepted.

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £46,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD£46,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

    Signed
    27 Jul 2025
    Value
    £46,000
    Period
    28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2026 · up to 27 Jul 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract may be extended for 12 months to deliver further development work to maximise positive impacts if required.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for Students

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYZM-6681-RPZP Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8SRContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender