Official UK procurement notice
Centre for Digital Public Services (CDPS) - Commercial Services
Authority: Centre for Digital Public Services (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for the provision of Commercial Services for the Centres for Digital Public Services (CDPS)
CPV: Procurement consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CDPS is seeking the provision of Commercial ServicesAwardedRenewal
CDPS is seeking the provision of Commercial Services. The expected duration of the contract is a period of 1 year, with two possible extension periods of 1 year each (1+1+1). The tender documents are attached.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Quality Assurance: 20%
- Training and Support: 15%
- Commitment to 'A More Equal Wales': 5%
- Commitment to 'A Prosperous Wales': 5%
- Commitment to 'A Globally Responsible Wales': 5%
- Experience in delivering Commercial Services to other public sector organisations: 20%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (7)
- Experience in delivering Commercial Services to other public sector organisations: 20%
- Quality Assurance: 20%
- Training and Support: 15%
- Commitment to 'A More Equal Wales': 5%
- Commitment to 'A Prosperous Wales': 5%
- Commitment to 'A Globally Responsible Wales': 5%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 2 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011247- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cd38Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:149373)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Feb 2025 → 26 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published26 Mar 2025, 09:20 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2025, 09:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHOS-CHAIN LTDSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011247-2025-1 · ETHOS-CHAIN LTDSME
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ETHOS-CHAIN LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria