Official UK procurement notice
Retail and Leisure Study: Ensuring the long-term prosperity of Mildenhall Town Centre
Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£45,000£54,000 inc. VAT23.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 16 Sept 2025
Awarded to Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited
Contract term 5 moends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 15 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Suffolk Council - Retail and Leisure Study: Ensuring the long-term prosperity of Mildenhall Town Centre
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£45,000
What 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
Lot awarding rule: 80% Quality and 20% 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
- 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
- 4 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2025, 11:10 BST
- Authority reference
WSC/19228/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045813- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580b1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 Sept 2025, 11:10 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2025, 11:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2025, 11:10 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £34,4351 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners LimitedContract for Retail and Leisure Study: Ensuring the long-term prosperity of Mildenhall Town Centre24 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 | £34,435 | 16 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonNATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED · Greater London
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender