Official UK procurement notice
SCC - KS - RFQ - Blue Badge Walking Assessments
Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£45,000≈ £23k / year · £54,000 inc. VAT43.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 May 2026awarded 15 Jul 2026
Awarded to Access Independent Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServices to undertake Blue Badge Expert Assessments.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished 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: Price 40%, Quality 60% [Total=100%]
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
- 20 Apr 2026, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 16:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035577- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068634Find 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
- 6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 16 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 12:16 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published98 days ago16 Jul 2026, 16:40 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Tender notice published20 Apr 2026, 12:16 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 16:40 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £25,4151 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Independent LtdSME | £25,415 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Access Independent LtdSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £25,415
- Period
- 15 Jul 2026 – 14 Jul 2028 · up to 14 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- optional further extension provisions for an additional 1 year
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACCESS INDEPENDENT LTDAwarded 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