Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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Official notice

Authority: Forest of Dean District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£40,000≈ £40k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT3.1% below final estimate
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025
Awarded to Eva Tunez Salvador t/a Genuine Translations, Genuine Translations
Contract term 1 yrends 18 Aug 2026 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A 12-month specialist consultancy service input to support the Forest of Dean District Council to directly deliver business support as part of the Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network. The consultant is contracted to provide business information, advice and guidance to deliver the expected outcomes and benefits to the Council, Growth Hub Network stakeholders, businesses and the wider community.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 18 Aug 2026 (1 yr)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: Price 40% Quality 60%

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
28 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST
Last source update
27 Jan 2026, 14:55 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043627
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05677a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express an interest and download the RFQ documentation, please visit; in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Aug 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025
  4. Latest notice published272 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 14:55 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 16:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 16:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Sept 2025, 16:32 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 14:55 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,7711 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eva Tunez Salvador t/a Genuine TranslationsSME, Genuine TranslationsSMEjoint award8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2026£38,77115 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forest of Dean District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWX-1235-CVGZ High Street, Coleford, South West, GL16 8HGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender