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'Cradle to Career' Discovery phase

Equal opportunities consultancy services
West Midlands (UKG)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "'Cradle to Career' Discovery phase". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
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Published history for West Midlands Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 37 active published awards; 36 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
Last source update14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEqual opportunities consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058793
What is being bought
West Midlands Combined Authority require the support from an external consultant to provide specialist support to improve outcomes in education, employment, health, and community resilience by engaging communities in a structured, collaborative process of local transformation. Cradle to Career represents a model of inclusive growth and community-led transformation that aligns closely with WMCA's Employment and Skills Strategy and ambition for preventative, locally driven reform. This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    West Midlands Combined Authority require the support from an external consultant to provide specialist support to improve outcomes in education, employment, health, and community resilience by engaging communities in a structured, collaborative process of local transformation. Cradle to Career represents a model of inclusive growth and community-led transformation that aligns closely with WMCA's Employment and Skills Strategy and ambition for preventative, locally driven reform. This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited. Additional information: This is a 24 month contract with an optional 6 month extension, 12th August 2025- 11th August 2027
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST · £303,030
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Constellia Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£303,030 · signed 11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-152560
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  • West Midlands Combined Authority
    buyer

    16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, UKG31, B193SD
    lydia.russell@wmca.org.uk

  • Constellia Limited
    supplier

    London, UKG

  • West Midlands Combined Authority Birmingham
    reviewBody

    London
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited.