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# FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fcp-e-l-m-payment-rate-verification-ocds-h6vhtk-058688). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-9529.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £600,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fcp-e-l-m-payment-rate-verification-ocds-h6vhtk-058688#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058688`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fcp-e-l-m-payment-rate-verification-ocds-h6vhtk-058688#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-9529.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-9529.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fcp-e-l-m-payment-rate-verification-ocds-h6vhtk-058688#participate

## Description
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of Deliverables, being E.L.M Payment Rate Verification

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Payment rate development
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £666,667
- **Description:** Lot 1: Payment rate development • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • Completion of payment rate price base reviews every th...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2025 to 02/11/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Payment rate verification
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £333,333
- **Description:** Lot 2: Payment rate verification • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • The deliverables in this case will be a report on the...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2025 to 02/11/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Development (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **THE ANDERSONS CENTRE LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159485`
  - Value: £400,000
  - Date: 12/10/2025

- **Award:** FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Cumulus Consultants Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PBXD-7241-GZYG`
  - Value: £200,000
  - Date: 12/10/2025

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Andersons Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159485`

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cumulus Consultants Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PBXD-7241-GZYG`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Development (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 10/11/2025

- **Contract:** FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 10/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048179-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-18T15:56:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T03:18:46.310Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058688