Official UK procurement notice
SCC - High Street Growth and Innovation
Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£177,500£213,000 inc. VAT15.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025awarded 26 Jan 2026
Awarded to SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITED
Contract term 3 mostarts 15 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDeliver a countywide Business Support Programme for High Street Businesses.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Economic impact assessment · Economic research services · Market-testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£177,500
- Value
- £177,500 exc. VAT · £213,000 inc. VAT
79311400 Economic research services79311410 Economic impact assessment79312000 Market-testing services79411100 Business development consultancy services
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
Award will be based on 85% Quality vs 15% 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e756Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published303 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:37 GMT
- Clarification questions by294 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline282 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts252 days ago15 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT
- Latest notice published231 days ago4 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SMARTER SOCIETY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £150,080
- Period
- 26 Jan 2026 — 26 May 2026
- Status
- active
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Nov 2025- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 11:22 GMTUK7
- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 12:37 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Smarter SocietyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender