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Published 8 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3389 - LMAG Voices of Leicester Evaluation Consultant

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£40,000≈ £8k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 28 Nov 2025
Awarded to The Audience Agency
Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 9 Sept 2030 · up to 9 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 10 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council ('the Council') invited Quotations for the provision of external Evaluation Consultant for the Council's capital project 'Voices of Leicester'.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 10 Nov 2025 – 9 Sept 2030 (4 yrs 10 mo) · up to 9 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 3 months possible extension
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

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: 70%Price: 30%
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.

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
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
8 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
1 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3389
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054605
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595b8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please note that the tendering process will be carried via the portal (procontract.due-north.com ↗) and only on time submissions via the above can be accepted.

Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline394 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts353 days ago
    10 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Dec 2025, 12:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,8061 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Audience AgencySME£38,806 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PAN3389 - LMAG Voices of Leicester Evaluation Consultant · The Audience AgencySME

    Signed
    28 Nov 2025
    Value
    £38,806
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    3 months possible extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall (4th Floor), Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Audience AgencyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWXQ-6344-QLZP The Whitehouse, Wilderspool Business Park, Greenalls Ave, Stockton Heath, , Warrington, North West, WA4 6HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender