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Published 9 Aug 2023, 15:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESPH NB HBC UKSPF Business Support and Skills Development Activity (ESPH598 JB)

Official notice

Authority: Hastings Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £150k / year
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2023awarded 6 Nov 2023
Awarded to Let’s Do Business (South East) Group Limited
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 28 Feb 2025 · starts 16 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hastings Borough Council (HBC, Council) has successfully obtained funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to initiate a program to support business and skills development in Hastings with a focus on Northeast Hastings neighbourhoods (Broomgrove).Full details are included in the document set.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Full information can be found atAwarded 1 yr 4 moPublished value£200,000

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
Quality: 95%Price: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 95
  • Price: 5
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 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
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
9 Aug 2023, 15:07 BST
Last source update
20 Nov 2023, 16:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
HBC - 036714
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034322
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityHuman resources management consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee57 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Hastings Borough Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Sept 2023, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Sept 2023 → 20 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Sept 2023, 12:05 BST
  3. Contract starts
    16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Nov 2023, 16:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Nov 2023, 16:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Let’s Do Business (South East) Group LimitedSMESubcontracting: Provision of community engagement, Support Worker and training. Provision of training.£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hastings Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, South East, TN34 3UYContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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