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Published 24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sector Development Framework Benchmarking

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

Framework agreementBelow threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to GC Insight Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The West of England plan will be a locally owned, 10-year strategy which will set out how the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) will use its devolved powers and funding to drive growth in the region. It will build on the region’s unique strengths and opportunities to support growth-driving sectors, identify wider business environment priorities, and provide a framework to focus and unlock investment. Our region’s Local Growth Plan (LGP) will need to relate to Government’s thinking around priority sectors set out in the National Industrial Strategy green paper and its emerging sector plans. While many of the strengths in the West of England align with the sectors in the green paper, the economy in the MCA is highly interrelated and relies to a significant extent on cross-sectoral spill overs. In collaboration with Government, our Priority Sectors are defined as – 1. Advanced Manufacturing (our regional AM growth markets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Sector Development Framework Benchmarking” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
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
24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST
Authority reference
C0487
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059185
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0e6 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GC Insight LtdSME25 Sept 2025 – 11 Oct 2025£19,76329 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWR-9284-XMRY 70 Redcliff Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ALContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ekosgen (GC Insight Limited)Framework contractorGB-COH: 03162288 137 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 3EWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender