Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the provision of Digital Dairy Chain Consultancy Services
Authority: SRUC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWorking under the direction of the Digital Dairy Chain (DCC) Programme Director, SRUC seeks external project expertise, averaging seven days per month, to support the delivery and impact evaluation of the on-going DDC programme.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Please see full description of requirement in the attached invitation to tender document. Additional information: In their SPD response, Tenderers are required to disclose
- their (“general”) yearly turnover for the previous three financial years;
- that their insurance cover meets the following levels:
Employer’s Compulsory Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)
Professional Indemnity Insurance (GBP 5 million)
Public Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)
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 (4)
- Contract Proposal: 40%
- Supplier Delivery Team: 10%
- Interview: 25%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
- Contract Proposal: 40
- Supplier Delivery Team: 10
- Interview: 25
- Price: 25
- Economic & financial standing
In their SPD response, Tenderers are required to disclose
- their (“general”) yearly turnover for the previous three financial years;
- that their insurance cover meets the following levels:
Employer’s Compulsory Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)
Professional Indemnity Insurance (GBP 5 million)
Public Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 21 Jan 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2025, 12:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
35465- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015212- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d51dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:796439)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published15 Apr 2025, 12:18 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2025, 12:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORSE services limitedSME | £54,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015212-2025-35465-1 · GORSE services limitedSME
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2025
- Value
- £54,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GORSE services limitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria