Official UK procurement notice
Slough Borough Council Economic Growth Strategy 2026-2040
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSlough Borough Council invites quotations for the provision of a Local Economic Growth Strategy 2026-2040. This will outline the Council’s approach to supporting economic growth locally covering direct action and delivery, policy setting, commissioning, enabling, collaboration, and other activities.
CPV: Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013822- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654d5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The RFQ is to be completed and submitted using the SE Shared Services Procurement e-Sourcing portal. www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗. Project reference - SBC - 038893
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMT
- Submission deadline231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts196 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago8 Sept 2026, 15:43 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 15:43 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2026, 15:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Circle Consulting LimitedSME | £53,895 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Inner Circle Consulting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £53,895 inc. VAT
- Period
- 29 Jun 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Inner Circle ConsultingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender