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Official UK procurement notice
Made Smarter Call Off Contract
Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,500,000envelope for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 May 2025awarded 23 Jun 2025
Awarded to RTC NORTH LIMITED, Sheffield Hallam University2 awards
Framework period 9 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYear 2 Call off Contract from the Made Smarter framework agreement.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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
- 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 9 mo · up to 3 yrs 9 mo from 1 Jul 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2029
Published description of the framework
Quality/Price split of 70% Quality 30% Price
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Consultancy & TechnicalAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,700,000
Consultancy & Technical which includes diagnostic & digital road-mapping.
Consultancy led intensive technical support.
Lot #2SkillsAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Made Smarter Call Off Contract” 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
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2028
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
DN770310- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015935- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504eaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders are to be submitted via www.procontract.co.uk ↗
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 17 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:15 BST
- Clarification questions by6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published60 days ago17 Aug 2026, 15:21 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Jun 2025, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2025, 15:36 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Oct 2025, 14:26 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Aug 2026, 15:09 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published17 Aug 2026, 15:21 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTAdditional requirement for the delivery of Cyber Security support which was not for seen at the time of the tender.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 17 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 23 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Consultancy & Technical1 award | |||
| RTC NORTH LIMITEDSME3 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Further Funding | £604,830 | 23 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Skills1 award | |||
| Sheffield Hallam UniversityVCSE3 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Funding | £347,873 | 23 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Made Smarter Lot 2 Call off Contract
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £480,880
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change proposed 1 Sept 2026 Additional requirement for the delivery of Cyber Security support which was not for seen at the time of the tender., new value £863,058 · standstill applies
No agreed KPIs: Below requirement
Contract 1 · RTC NORTH LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2025
- Value
- £604,830
- Period
- 4 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 3 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority reserves the right to extend the call off contracts for a further 3 X 12 month periods contract for a further subject to satisfactory performance and funding
Contract 2 · Sheffield Hallam UniversityVCSE
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2025
- Value
- £347,873
- Period
- 4 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- subject to funding.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Consultancy & Technical | 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Skills | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- RTC NORTH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Sheffield Hallam UniversityFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAll documents can be accessed via www.ProContract.co.uk. The reference no is: DN770310.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender