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Official UK procurement notice

Business Rates Consultancy · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£0published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 11 Jan 2024
Awarded to Sanderson Weatherall LLP
Contract term 4 yrs 4 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 14 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Identify a qualified and experienced consultancy firm to provide expert business rates consultancy support for our organisation

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Office-support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This procurement exercise is to identify a qualified and experienced consultancy firm…Awarded 4 yrs 4 mo

This procurement exercise is to identify a qualified and experienced consultancy firm to provide expert business rates consultancy support for our organisation. Our aim is to minimise our business rates liability while ensuring compliance such as with relevant regulations and accordingly as these are changed and updated. Please respond as per the instructions of the ITT document. Additional information: This contract is awarded on the basis of fees paid on savings achieved. There is no fixed contract value. Full details can be found within the tender documentation.

Contract period: 14 Dec 2023 – 31 Mar 2028 (4 yrs 4 mo)
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 60Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Implementation Plan & Methodology: 30
  • Capability & Overview of Experience: 30
  • Percentage fee of savings made (no savings no fee basis): 30
  • Fixed fee day rate (not to exceed): 30
Published award criteria (4)
  • Implementation Plan & Methodology: 30%
  • Capability & Overview of Experience: 30%
  • Percentage fee of savings made (no savings no fee basis): 30%
  • Fixed fee day rate (not to exceed): 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Nov 2023, 09:37 GMT
Last source update
25 Jan 2024, 13:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002590
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesOffice-support services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0410cb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Nov 2023, 08:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Nov 2023 → 25 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2023, 08:30 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    14 Dec 2023
  4. Notice published
    25 Jan 2024, 13:31 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Jan 2024, 09:53 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    25 Jan 2024, 13:31 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateDate of conclusion of the contract · V.2.111 Jan 202431 Mar 2029+1906 d

This notice has been amended due to error with contract end date. Contract end date is 31/03/2029.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £01 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sanderson Weatherall LLP£0 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Satellite Applications Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRTOSpace Sector Didcot, South East, OX11 0QRContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria