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Published 9 Sept 2026, 14:12 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)

Leicestershire County Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Evaluation consultancy services
East Midlands (UKF2)
Published value
£90,000
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
6 months
Starts 2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
East Midlands Tendering
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Leicestershire County Council: "Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)". Published status: active. Published value: £90,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.
Official Requirement Description:
Active Together are seeking to commission an evaluation and learning partner to work as part of the Sport England funded Place Expansion work in Leicester for an 18 month contract. Leicester has been identified as an area for Sport England Place Based investment and has been awarded funding to support Place Based working from September 2026 to March 2028. Evaluation and learning are a key part of the work and are embedded throughout the programme. The appointed partner: • will support the upskilling of the team, partner organisations and the public in becoming comfortable with and embedding learning and evaluation • carrying out formal qualitative evaluation such as ripple effect mapping and social network analysis in partnership with the team • leading the submission of formal evaluation and learning requirements to Sport England and the National Evaluation and Learning Partner (NELP) More Information on Active Together: https://www.active-together.org/about

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£90,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    2 Nov 2026 — 30 Apr 2027 (6 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITEDHolds 31.2% of historical attributable spend
Moderate Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£180,000 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 6 months
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Leicestershire County Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Leicestershire County Council. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 100%
    Supplier Concentration
    Moderate Concentration
    SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITEDTop vendor: 31.2% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £1,153,075Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 16 retained awards
    Methodology & coverage notes (16 active published awards)
    Coverage: 16 active published awards; 1 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.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITED1 win£360,000No published budget
    NCB RiP1 win£130,000No published budget
    UK LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD2 wins£123,000No published budget
    BSI Assurance UK Limited1 win£90,000No published budget
    SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT LIMITED1 win£80,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 79 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 526 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 6,454 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~50 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 430 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LIMITEDCRN: PNLV-4275-TLYW
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    KONGSBERG NORCONTROL LIMITEDCRN: PPYC-1178-HXWN
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    SPACEFLUX LTDCRN: PZRP-1811-DLNX
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    SKYRORA LIMITEDCRN: PZVZ-7296-VJDT
    		127 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    SCAN ASSOCIATES LTDCRN: 10155969
    		126 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    TTP PLCCRN: PNGY-6876-NPML
    		122 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Bornea Dynamics LimitedCRN: PBQT-1941-CDMP
    		117 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITEDCRN: PXTC-3157-GCRP
    		111 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    TELESPAZIO UK LIMITEDCRN: PVQP-7147-CRHL
    		93 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    HEO ROBOTICS (UK) LTDCRN: PZHW-5821-TNVQ
    		88 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Economic Impact Assessment of the Universal Studios development on North NorthamptonshireNorth Northamptonshire Council · 1 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
    		£25,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Evaluation partner for PEACSSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · 9 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
    		£80,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    ACE 1012 ITQ - Cultural Education Network One-to-One EvaluationArts Council England · 3 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
    		£15,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Skills Audit for Greater CarltonGedling Borough Council · 7 Sept 2026, 09:49 BST
    		£35,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Provision of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard Accredited Certification Services to Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board · 1 Sept 2026, 13:40 BST
    		£30,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published9 Sept 2026, 14:12 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 14:12 BST
    Classification (CPV)Evaluation consultancy services
    Delivery area
    East Midlands (UKF2)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5ae

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via East Midlands Tendering
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    East Midlands Tendering
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
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    Access & Registration note: Free regional portal
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      9 Sept 2026, 14:12 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 14:12 BST
    2. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
    3. Published tender amendment
      Not published
      no change

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Leicestershire County Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PNHT-9235-VXDV
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied