Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show.
The City invites suitably qualified consultants to submit proposals to undertake a strategic review of the target operating model for the Lord Mayor’s Show (LMS). The review will assess the optimal governance and delivery structure, considering whether the LMS should be managed in-house within CoLC or embedded within Lord Mayor’s Show Limited (LMS Ltd).
The primary output of this engagement will be an Options Appraisal Report, including a recommended option based on key evaluation criteria such as financial sustainability, operational effectiveness, governance, and strategic alignment with CoLC objectives. The duration of the contract is 3 months.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Responsible Procurement: 10%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Please refer to the tender documentation.
- Responsible Procurement: Please refer to the tender documentation.
- Commercial: Please refer to the tender documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 10 Jun 2025, 19:14 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031381- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054651Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.
Timeline
10 Jun 2025 → 16 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 19:14 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published375 days ago16 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2025- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 19:14 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2025, 11:28 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAKLIN LIMITEDSME | £45,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · OAKLIN LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2025
- Value
- £45,500
- Period
- 9 Sept 2025 – 8 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oaklin LimitedAwarded 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