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Published 30 Jun 2025, 16:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Open Tender for a Transformation Partner Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £4.0m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025awarded 8 Sept 2025
Awarded to NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Somerset Council is seeking to acquire the services of a Transformation Partner

Consultancy to assist the Council to provide

  1. Assurance and Review of our existing transformation initiatives
  2. Identification of further Opportunities to streamline processes, systems, reduce costs,

increase revenue, reduce demand, identify alternative efficient ways of working etc. and

potentially implement such changes on approval of a individual business cases

  1. the development of a Cultural Development Programme and implementation of such a

programme across the Council

  • No preliminary market engagement: Insufficient time to publicise prior to the tender needing to be issued

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£20,000,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West
Extensions: 24 month extension period
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: 62%Price: 35%Social value: 3%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
30 Jun 2025, 16:27 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Sept 2025
Authority reference
ERFX1002157
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036232
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055640 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders to be submitted electronically

www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal ↗

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:27 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends398 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts385 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published363 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:27 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2025, 15:40 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Named bidders 9published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: extension to term at the authority's discretion of up to 24 months£20,000,0008 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED

    Signed
    13 Oct 2025
    Value
    £20,000,000
    Period
    14 Oct 2025 – 13 Oct 2030 · up to 13 Oct 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    up to 2 years
    3 agreed KPIs: All agreed milestones and delivery timescales achieved · All business cases submitted contain the agreed levels of detail/data costs such as to be able to be considered promptly by the council · Social Value Delivery
    • All agreed milestones and delivery timescales achieved
    • All business cases submitted contain the agreed levels of detail/data costs such as to be able to be considered promptly by the council
    • Social Value Delivery

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one60—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • ADAPTOVATE LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13162848GB-PPON: PCYZ-1293-VLLN 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, London, W1W 5PF
  • ERNST & YOUNG LLPBidder / tendererGB-COH: OC300001GB-PPON: PMLW-7292-ZXTL 1 More London Place, London, London, SE1 2AF
  • LINEA PARTNERS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 07134895GB-PPON: PZQH-9146-TXLM Capability Green The Old Baths, Parkgate, North West, CH64 6RL
  • MMCG CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 08743924GB-PPON: PHQL-9625-YVQR 18 Lytles Close, Liverpool, North West, L37 4BT
  • NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04279175GB-PPON: PQLG-2999-MLXM 2 Kingston Business Park, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, South East, OX13 5FEContact email
  • RAINMAKER SOLUTIONS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 07408622GB-PPON: PBRP-5354-XZXH Oak House, Tanshire Park, Shackleford Road, Elstead, South East, GU8 6LB
  • TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13192958GB-PPON: PXTB-1478-QNBY 11 Pilgrim Street, London, London, EC4V 6RN
  • THE BERKELEY PARTNERSHIP LLPBidder / tendererGB-COH: OC346597GB-PPON: PVBY-2176-QYGG 20 Farringdon Street, London, London, EC4A 4AB
  • VE3 GLOBAL LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 07343436GB-PPON: PXDH-7267-YHNX 86-90 Paul Street, London, London, EC2A 4NE

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender