Official UK procurement notice
Futures-led workshop facilitation on the drivers shaping local government
Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Local Government Association seeks an experienced partner to support delivery of Phase One of ‘LG2040: The State of Things to Come’, a futures and reform initiative. This phase will apply futures methodology to design and facilitate domain-specific workshops exploring the forces shaping local government to 2040.
CPV: Event services · Seminar organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£50,000
What 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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: A1 Overview of methodology and suitability of approach 20% A2 Relevant skills, knowledge and experience 30% A3 Ability to deliver within the timescales 10% A4 Quality assurance and other risk controls 5% A5 Equality, diversity and inclusion 5%
- Price: B Price 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 17:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 18:00 GMT
- Authority reference
LG-04687- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004540- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060946Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 23 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago19 Jan 2026, 17:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline256 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts247 days ago23 Feb 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 17:38 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 18:00 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Change to title of Notice from Supply of expert facilitation using futures methodology for domain-specific workshops on the future of local government, to Futures-led workshop facilitation on the drivers shaping local government
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender