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Published 7 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CONSULTANCY SUPPORT FOR RESIDENT EXPERIENCE AND ENABLING SERVICES

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£100,000£100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026
Contract term 2 moends 5 Oct 2026 · starts 5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking consultancy support to take the Resident Experience and Enabling Services programmes from high-level opportunity identification into a fully developed, validated and investment-ready detailed business case, alongside support for the design and pilot of the integrated call-centre / corporate resolution centre model and linked priority projects. The Council has completed significant discovery and outline design activity, including Activity Analysis and Outline Business Case development. The next phase now requires a delivery partner able to build from this established evidence base, align to the baseline data and assumptions that have informed the case to date, and add value through constructive challenge, particularly on programme design and implementation approach.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 5 Aug 2026 – 5 Oct 2026 (2 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

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: Commercial and Technical Quality Assessment (Written Response and interviews)

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
Closed
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
7 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
Last source update
7 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
Authority reference
DN820668
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063700
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c550 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

7 Jul 2026 → 5 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published113 days ago
    7 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by107 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline99 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts85 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender