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Published 13 Oct 2023, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Start and Specialise Business Support Programmes

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£537,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2023awarded 19 Dec 2023
Awarded to DIGITAL ISLANDS BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 2 Jan 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of 'Start' and 'Specialise' business support

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£537,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1StartCancelled 1 yr 3 moPublished value£102,000

An open tender was run through the Proactis Procurement Portal

Contract period: 2 Jan 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 3 mo)
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2SpecialiseCancelled 1 yr 3 moPublished value£435,000

An open tender was run via the Proactis Procurement Portal

Contract period: 2 Jan 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 3 mo)
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 90
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 0
Lot distribution rule: The lots can be awarded either individually or together
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Details are set out within the procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Oct 2023, 10:41 BST
Last source update
18 Jan 2024, 09:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001688
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ba5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Lot 1 - total value of £102,000 including an allowable three month extension period Lot 2 - total value of 434,956 including an allowable three month extension period

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Nov 2023 → 18 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    2 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    18 Jan 2024, 09:08 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jan 2024, 09:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £536,9561 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
DIGITAL ISLANDS BUSINESS SERVICES LTD£536,956 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall,St. Annes Crescent, LEWES, South East, BN71UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria