Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridge City Council requires consultancy support to understand and model the impacts and implications of changes to statutory delivery, specifically around Social Care Provision. At this stage the Council is looking for a consultant to support two phases of works:
Development of Advice and Support (Phase 1) - this phase includes providing advice and support to help with the process of developing a business case for unitary councils, with specific expertise needed on the impact of new unitary authorities delivering Social Care services (Adult's and Children's Social Care, Education & Skills, SEND, Public Health, etc). This phase is anticipated to end in October 2025 at the latest
- Implementation Planning (Phase 2) - this phase focuses on the development of an Implementation plan alongside the local authority team. This would build on the Implementation and Transition plan that is submitted in Autum 2025 alongside any business cases for new unitary authorities. This phase is anticipated to end in February 2026.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: 80 Quality 20 Price
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 May 2025, 15:56 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- Authority reference
DN773860- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019475- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e1fFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2025, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
7 May 2025 → 21 May 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 15:56 BST
- Submission deadline15 May 2025, 09:30 BST
- Contract starts21 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 16:10 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender