Official UK procurement notice
F4OR Consultancy Services – Business Excellence Framework
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionORE Catapult has established a 4FOR Consultancy Services for Business Excellence Framework Agreement.
The Consultant shall fulfil the role of the Business Excellence Industrial Advisor (BEIA) for the F4OR Northeast England programme. The main function of this role is to support the participating companies throughout their F4OR journey - from their initial sign up to the programme, through their assessment, execution of their action plan, right through to the granting of their 'Fit for Offshore Renewables' status.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 23 Jan 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 4 Mar 2030
Published description of the framework
Award criteria:
Technical - 40%
Commercial - 60%
- F4OR Consultancy Services Business Excellence Framework - Wales 3 · ORE Catapult · 17 Mar 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Techical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Techical
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “F4OR Consultancy Services – Business Excellence Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ORE/25/067- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076498- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e776Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Access Code : 94SB3ZFQE2
Timeline
24 Nov 2025 → 5 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published332 days ago24 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends303 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by287 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts272 days ago23 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent251 days ago13 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends233 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Nov 2025- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT19 Dec 2025, 11:27 GMT+4 days · was 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Feb 2026, 14:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Updated Tender Submission Date to 23/012/2025 @ 12:00:00 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 24 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aedifice ProjectsSME, Forster Harrison Services LimitedSME, Irton Services LimitedSME, Steven Barr trading as Reason UpSME5 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2029 · up to 21 Jan 2030Extensions: PLEASE NOTE: Extension end date, if all extensions are used is: 04/03/2030, not 22/01/2030 as noted elsewhere, to give maximum term total of four (4) years. | £333,333 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Aedifice ProjectsSME, Forster Harrison Services LimitedSME, Irton Services LimitedSME, Steven Barr trading as Reason UpSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2026
- Value
- £333,333
- Period
- 5 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2029 · up to 4 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- PLEASE NOTE: Extension end date, if all extensions are used is: 04/03/2030, to give maximum term total of four (4) years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Aedifice ProjectsFramework contractor
- Forster Harrison Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Irton Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Steven Barr trading as Reason UpFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender