Official UK procurement notice
IA3793 Rural Business Hub Co-ordinator Services
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStaffordshire County Council are looking to procure a Rural Business Event Co-Ordinator to provide specific support and advice to rural businesses in Staffordshire through targeted network events showcasing the varied opportunities available to rural businesses to enable them to succeed and grow.
The Provider will need to have an excellent understanding of the challenges facing rural businesses to ensure the events are relevant to business needs. Districts/Boroughs to be covered are: Staffordshire Moorlands, East Staffordshire, Stafford, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme. The minimum number of rural businesses to receive this non-financial support for the period is 80 (eighty).
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£70,000
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).
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award Criteria will be based on Price 30% - Quality 70% Service Offering -15% Programme Mobilisation and Programme Management - 25% Relevant Experience - Case Study - 20% Understanding of Rural Staffordshire - 10% Price 30% Price will be evaluation based on a submitted fixed tender price. Please see full breakdown of the process of acceptance and consideration of the tender submission detailed in the ITT Procurement Pack
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 16 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 13:41 BST
- Authority reference
IA3793- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004028- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0607f1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
In order to access tender documentation, you will need to register on the e- tendering portal Proactis (please see link below).
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago16 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by259 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline253 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published176 days ago1 May 2026, 13:41 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published1 May 2026, 13:41 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 13:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce & IndustrySME | £70,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce & IndustrySME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £70,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension for 12 months from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce & Industry LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender