Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Client Support Consultancy Services Framework
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026
Next notice expected 19 Jul 2025
Framework period 8 yrsends 10 May 2034 · starts 11 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Client Support Consultancy Services Framework for WSCC
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Evaluation consultancy services · Highways consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 11 May 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 10 May 2034
Published description of the framework
This is an 8 year open framework. The framework will be re-opened in years 3 & 6,
allowing new suppliers to join at these defined points during the life of the framework to
ensure continued competition and access to the latest market offerings.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality: This tender will be accessed using PQP.
What this means for your bid
- “Provision of Client Support Consultancy Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 18:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
I-67348- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018395- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551b8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Appointment period ends
- 27 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please access the tender documents using this link : atamis-7669.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗
Submission details can be found on the ITT.
Timeline
23 Jun 2025 → 11 May 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published23 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
- Next notice expected19 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by224 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends215 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts170 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jun 2025, 13:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT2 Mar 2026, 12:28 GMT
- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 18:53 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Changes to Links related to access to the tender documentation.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please access the tender pack via the weblink provided.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender