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Published 11 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Future Ready Fund Evaluation

Official notice

Authority: The Careers and Enterprise Company (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£450,000≈ £84k / year · £450,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025
Contract term 5 yrs 4 moends 1 Dec 2030 · starts 8 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The CEC is seeking a Supplier to act as a central evaluation partner responsible for the Future Ready Fund - a transformative investment to deliver bespoke, high-quality modern work experience to socioeconomically disadvantaged young people.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrs 4 moSMEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 8 Aug 2025 – 1 Dec 2030 (5 yrs 4 mo)Value: £450,000 exc. VAT · £450,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME 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
Quality: 85%Price: 15%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality submission: 85%
  • Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality submission
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031545
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0546b8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jul 2025, 00:45 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 8 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Jul 2025, 00:45 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    24 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    8 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Careers & Enterprise Company

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMZH-1399-HDYN 120 Aldersgate St, EC1A 4JQ, London, London, EC1A 4JQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender