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Official procurement procedure
St Helens Borough Council Contracts for Lot 1 - a St Helens Business Support Service Lot 2 – St Helens Social / Creative Enterprise Incubator Pilot
Business services: law
marketing
consulting
+2 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 9 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 20:12 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~64 days
Sector median: 64 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 13,031 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
9.17%
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
64 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 49 contracts | £157,191,280,561 | -9.7% below budget |
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPCRN: OC303525 | 36 contracts | £78,121,082,603 | -6.3% below budget |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCRN: 00975677 | 36 contracts | £57,303,208,486 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPCRN: OC387148 | 34 contracts | £13,244,279,400 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675 | 30 contracts | £104,328,670,062 | -37% below budget |
Ernst & Young LLPCRN: OC300001 | 28 contracts | £54,840,655,892 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 08067630 | 28 contracts | £5,576,393 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRN: 10484468 | 27 contracts | £304,062,138 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK LimitedCRN: 01679046 | 27 contracts | £3,662,531 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
JISC SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02881024 | 25 contracts | £22,142,230 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Consultancy ServicesMerseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST | Value not published | same CPV family same region |
On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · 2 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST | £100,000,000 | same CPV family |
Provision of Legal ServicesCodi Group Ltd · 3 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST | £2,000,000 | same CPV family |
Flexible contracting agreement (FCA) for Birmingham Virtual School Enrichment ServicesBirmingham City Council · 1 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST | £5,600,000 | same CPV family |
Highways – Audit & Asset Management (A&AM) ContractWestminster City Council · 2 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST | £2,575,000 | same CPV family |
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: St.Helens Council: "St Helens Borough Council Contracts for Lot 1 - a St Helens Business Support Service Lot 2 – St Helens Social / Creative Enterprise Incubator Pilot". Published status: active. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | St.Helens Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 9 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: St.Helens Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for St.Helens Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustTop vendor: 33.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 79; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 win | £7,526,114 | — |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 win | £7,526,114 | — |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 win | £7,526,114 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySt.Helens Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT | Last source update5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-042b13 | ||
What is being bought
Tenders are invited by St Helens Borough Council (the “Council”), from Bidders with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for providing any combination of:
• Lot 1 - a St Helens Business Support Service; and
• Lot 2 - a St Helens Social / Creative Enterprise Incubator Pilot
For further information go to www.The-Chest.org, register as a supplier, then login, go to find opportunities, under portals select The Chest, under organisations select St Helens Council, select DN705405, select register in this opportunity, select To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here, download documents
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to active
5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT - Official notice release published
5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 9 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT - Buyer information updated
5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueNot publishedTenders are invited by St Helens Borough Council (the “Council”), from Bidders with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for providing any combination of: • Lot 1 - a St Helens Business Support Service; and • Lot 2 - a St Helens Social / Creative Enterprise Incubator Pilot For further information go to www.The-Chest.org, register as a supplier, then login, go to find opportunities, under portals select The Chest, under organisations select St Helens Council, select DN705405, select register in this opportunity, select To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here, download documentsContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Jan 2024, 15:25 GMT - Submission deadline
9 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
St.Helens Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-99063Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published