Official UK procurement notice
Connect to Work · Education Development Trust for Sunderland City Council (Sept 2025)
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision - Connect to Work
CPV: Human resources management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,516,958
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2025, 08:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057953- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b13Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This is an electronic tender via the Council's Open eTender System. All organisations interested in this tender should register an interest against this contract online at www.open-uk.org ↗
All tender documents are available via this portal. The Council will be using the Open Procurement Procedure, tenders must be returned by no later than 12 noon 20th October 2025 in accordance with the Contract Details and Instructions to Bidders. The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this opportunity.
Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 3 Dec 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published399 days ago16 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
- Market engagement396 days ago18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
This is a notice is to encourage participation of the upcoming tender opportunity. Please register www.open-uk.org ↗
- Tender notice published396 days ago19 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago14 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline365 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent348 days ago6 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by346 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts340 days ago14 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends336 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published321 days ago3 Dec 2025, 08:35 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Sept 2025, 11:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 09:14 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,516,95819 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
- Status changed to active19 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST19 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
- Contract award notice published6 Nov 2025, 10:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Nov 2025, 10:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Dec 2025, 08:35 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Development TrustVCSE24 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 | £1,516,958 inc. VAT | 6 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Education Development TrustVCSE
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,516,958 inc. VAT
- Period
- 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Less than £5m in value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender