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# Capability and Shared Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/capability-and-shared-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST: "Capability and Shared Services". Published status: cancelled. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.bwcet.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bishop-wilkinson-catholic-education-trust-coh-07890590)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/capability-and-shared-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/capability-and-shared-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bwcet.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bwcet.com%2Fcommercial%40bwcet.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/capability-and-shared-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1#participate

## Description
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust (BWCET) are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for use by Education Commercial Services (ECS) and Customers to procure Capability Building and Shared Services
ECS is the trading name of Bishop Wilkinson Commercial Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of BWCET, the Contracting Authority, who provides specialist procurement and commercial advisory services to the education sector.
ECS is focused on providing high quality commercial support to the education sector, with a specific focus on supporting the North East region. The purpose of this framework agreement is to ensure that the most effective and fully compliant solutions available are used by customers to identify savings, social value benefits, and supporting the local economy and communities.
It is expected that the duration of the agreement will be for an initial four (4) years with an option to extend for a further two, two (2) year periods.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust (BWCET) are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for use by Education Commercial Services (ECS) and Customers to procure Capability Building and Shared Services.
ECS is the trading name of Bishop Wilkin...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027787-2023-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027787-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-20T12:47:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:27:47.336Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e2a1