Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 Oct 2025, 18:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Outplacement Services for DBT LATAC

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000£50,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025awarded 18 Dec 2025
Awarded to Careerminds Group Inc.
Contract term 3 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Business and Trade in Latin America & the Caribbean is seeking to provide outplacement services for the staff that will be affected by the headcount reduction taking place by the end of this financial year.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: Technical 70 Commercial 30

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Careerminds Group Inc.US$66,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Careerminds Group Inc.

    Signed
    18 Dec 2025
    Value
    US$66,500
    Period
    12 Jan 2026 – 11 Apr 2026 · up to 11 May 2026 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    30 day possible extension in order to cover possible delays in contract activation, etc.

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
28 Oct 2025, 18:47 GMT
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 19:10 GMT
Authority reference
CPG/13063/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069174
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d5c0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
29 Oct 2025, 18:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published370 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 18:47 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by369 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 18:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline362 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 18:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published315 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 19:10 GMT
  5. Contract starts306 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 18:47 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 19:10 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 19:10 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Careerminds Group Inc.Awarded supplier 18 Germay Dr Ste 2a, Wilmington, Denver, US, 19804, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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