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Published 23 Sept 2022, 11:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East Suffolk start-up business support services

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£268,125≈ £111k / year6.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2022awarded 8 Feb 2023
Awarded to MENTA
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 14 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council (ESC) is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a ‘Lead Operator’ to deliver business support and development services aimed at self-employed, start-up and early-stage enterprises within the district that are 12-months and under.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Specialist training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£268,125
Contract period: 14 Nov 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
23 Sept 2022, 11:51 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
2210-OJEU-O
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020921
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesSpecialist training services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036aec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

24 Oct 2022 → 20 Jul 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    14 Nov 2022
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published
    20 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,1961 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MENTASME£250,196 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • East Suffolk start-up business support services · MENTASME

    Signed
    8 Feb 2023
    Value
    £250,196
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0EQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • East Suffolk Council Legal TeamReview body Lowestoft

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MENTAAwarded supplier01805308 Bury St Edmunds, East of England

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria