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Published 18 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PQ0705 - Behavioural Systems Mapping

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate £45,000≈ £54k / year · £54,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 8 Oct 202612:00 BST · 19d 17h left
Clarification cut-off 1 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 10 mostarts 9 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 3all categories · n=68 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a specialist behavioural science consultancy to design and deliver a comprehensive behavioural systems model to understand the drivers of car and vehicle dependency across Birmingham and determine targets for behavioural interventions.

This work will directly support the development and implementation of the city’s Healthy Streets programme, which aims to shape neighbourhoods that are safer, easier to navigate, and more pleasant to live in by supporting greater use of walking, cycling and public transport, and decreasing dependence on private vehicles.

Vehicle dependency is a multifaceted behavioural challenge influenced by numerous interacting factors, such as habits, feelings of safety and ease, access to transport options, and broader environmental and societal influences. To address this complexity, BCC requires a robust, evidence‑informed modelling approach capable of identifying the most influential behavioural drivers and the highest‑impact opportunities for change.

The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register which will enable you to download all relevant ITT documentation via My Tenders.

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If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected]

Your completed request for quotation submission should be returned by noon 8th October 2026 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

The contract for the services will commence 9th November 2026 and will be in place for a period of 10 months.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Health and safety consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 10 moPublished valueAED 45,000
Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 — 8 Sept 2027 (10 mo)Delivery: West MidlandsTurnover guideline: ~AED 108,074/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
AED 45,000 exc. VAT · AED 54,000 inc. VAT
71317210 Health and safety consultancy services73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services73100000 Research and experimental development services73110000 Research services73200000 Research and development consultancy services73210000 Research consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored

Quality will account for 70% of the overall award criteria. Price will account for 30% of the overall award criteria.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Birmingham City Council buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) — and who usually turns up

Birmingham City Council’s own published record, next to the West Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Birmingham City Council

contract notices in 36 months: 4 in CPV 7131 · 13 in division 71 (3 direct) · 183 in all categories (14 direct)

Bids per lot3all categories · 36m · n=68 lots
Single-bid lots21%all categories · 36m · n=68 lots
Award vs estimate2% belowall categories · 36m · n=43 pairs
Deadline → award62dall categories · 36m · n=11 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=228 notices
Awarded without competition0%CPV 7131 · 36m · n=4 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=68
  • 1 bid 21%
  • 2–3 37%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 18%

Median 3 · 68 lots on 38 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=43
  • Below estimate 47%
  • Within ±2% 47%
  • Above estimate 7%

43 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

West Midlands · Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131)

contract notices delivered in West Midlands in 36 months: 186 in CPV 7131 (153 contested) · 417 in division 71 (332 contested)

Bids per lot5CPV 7131 · 36m · n=55 lots
Single-bid lots2%CPV 7131 · 36m · n=55 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 7131 · 36m · n=32 pairs
Deadline → award38dCPV 7131 · 36m · n=29 notices
SME bidders62%CPV 7131 · 36m · n=15 lots
Winners based in the region65%CPV 7131 · 36m · n=82 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=55
  • 1 bid 2%
  • 2–3 35%
  • 4–6 18%
  • 7+ 45%

Median 5 · 55 lots on 49 contested notices · CPV 7131.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=32
  • Below estimate 44%
  • Within ±2% 47%
  • Above estimate 9%

32 lot pairs · CPV 7131.

robust · n=43 Awards in Birmingham City Council (all categories, n=43 pairs) land a median 2% below: on this notice’s £45,000 that is about £44,325. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
Authority reference
PQ0705
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and developmentHealth and safety consultancy servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch and experimental development servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775df Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
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Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation more…documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected]. Your completed quotation submission should be returned by 12:00 (noon) on 8 October 2026 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Published estimate £45,000 excludes VAT (£54,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 13 days
    1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 20 days
    8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 51 days
    9 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
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No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 16:56 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJJ-4826-QMLZ Council House, 1 Victoria Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1BB [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure

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