Official UK procurement notice
Devon County Council Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider (CASP)
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDevon County Council (DCC) intends to enter into a contract with a provider to deliver ongoing management and verification of contractor accreditations across a range of DCC construction, building and property maintenance contracts and arrangements. These include, but are not limited to:
- Devon Maintenance Panel Agreement
- Devon Service Term Contracts
- Devon & Somerset Standing List of Approved Contractors
- Devon Tree Framework
- Public Rights Of Way (PROW) Framework
Under the terms of each of the above arrangements, all appointed contractors are required to obtain and maintain accreditation with the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider to ensure that they meet key standards in Health and Safety, Insurance, trade accreditation and financial soundness as well as other requirements more specifically identified within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
Accreditation Fees will be paid by the contractors on the above arrangements to the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Services Provider.
The indicative number and sizes of organisations holding positions on the above arrangements can also be found within the ITT.
These contracts/arrangements listed above are used by a wide range of Public Bodies in Devon and Somerset (including County, Unitary & District Council as well as HE Colleges, FE Colleges, National Parks, Academies, Schools and Emergency Services).
The appointed provider will be responsible for checking and monitoring contractor compliance in the following areas:
- SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement)
- A range of financial checks
- Trade accreditations
- Insurance coverage
- Ad hoc specific contract-related requirements (e.g., Arboricultural Association
membership)
Specific details regarding the specific arrangements to be covered by this procurement and the specific accreditation checks that are required for each arrangement can be found
within the ITT.
The provider must have the means to integrate with a Database Solution in order to automatically update contractor accreditation statuses across.
The current DCC Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider Contract comes to an end on 31st January 2026.
The contract value is an indicative estimate based on the indicative number of suppliers set out within the ITT.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Administration services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Health and safety services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
- Economic & financial standing
The Conditions of Participation relating to the legal and financial capacity are set out in the ITT, in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire(PSQ) Appendix 5. The Conditions of Participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in Appendix 6:PSQ Explanatory Document of the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
The Conditions of Participation relating to the Technical ability are set out in the ITT, in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire(PSQ) Appendix 5. The Conditions of Participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in Appendix 6:PSQ Explanatory Document of the ITT.
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)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
The Conditions of Participation relating to the legal and financial capacity are set out in the ITT, in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire(PSQ) Appendix 5. The Conditions of Participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in Appendix 6:PSQ Explanatory Document of the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
The Conditions of Participation relating to the Technical ability are set out in the ITT, in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire(PSQ) Appendix 5. The Conditions of Participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in Appendix 6:PSQ Explanatory Document of the ITT.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2029
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 14:59 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
CP2558-24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060230- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a368Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Accreditation fee is to be paid directly to the appointed Comprehensive Accreditation Service Provider by the Contractors on the arrangements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission must be via the Authority's e-tendering Portal (Procontract) - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Further information regarding submissions can be viewed in Section 5 (Submission Instructions) of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published389 days ago26 Sept 2025, 14:59 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago14 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline363 days ago22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by339 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent319 days ago5 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends307 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published284 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Contract starts261 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 14:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Dec 2025, 14:53 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jan 2026, 12:29 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUIDOS LIMITEDSME1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 · up to 31 Jan 2034Extensions: Two possible extension periods each of two years giving an ultimate possible termination date of 31st January 2034 | £886,005 | 4 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · QUIDOS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2025
- Value
- £886,005
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 · up to 31 Jan 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two possible extension periods each of two years giving an ultimate possible termination date of 31st January 2034
No agreed KPIs: Contract Value is below £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QUIDOS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender documents associated with this procurement are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at the Authority's e-tendering portal(Procontract)- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Direct link to the Competition Advert on the Authority's e-tend…
Notices 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