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Published 26 Oct 2025, 19:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Employment Support for Benefit Claimants

Official notice

Authority: Peterborough City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 30 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contractor to provide an entrepreneurial support programme for individuals on benefits, helping them launch and sustain new businesses, as well as to support the development of employability enhancing skills.

The specific nature of the support to be provided will be determined by the winning bid but it is proposed that this should include entrepreneurial support in order to start businesses and/or the development of skills in areas such as construction or digital, via short courses, in order to enhance employability prospects.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 30 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: Criteria Criteria Weighting Question Sub-Criteria Weighting QUALITY 100% Q. A1 Delivery 25% Q. A2 Experience 25% Q. A3 Technical Ability 25% Q. A4 Service Standards 25% TOTAL QUALITY 100% PRICE Appendix 11: Financial Submissions Info only

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
26 Oct 2025, 19:28 GMT
Last source update
26 Oct 2025, 19:28 GMT
Authority reference
DN795481
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068373
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d3c5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Oct 2025 → 30 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published370 days ago
    26 Oct 2025, 19:28 GMT
  2. Submission deadline348 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts335 days ago
    30 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Oct 2025, 19:28 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Peterborough City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXM-3229-WVQH Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 8TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender