Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 7 Apr 2026, 17:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Test, Learn and Grow Support for a Neighbourhood Governance Programme in Test Valley

Official notice

Authority: Test Valley Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ3)

Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT23.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 30 Apr 2026awarded 12 May 2026

Awarded to New Local

Contract term 1 yrends 31 May 2027 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) and its communities have a long track record of place-based approaches. The Council now wishes to highlight the potential for this way of working within a larger unitary council context, as part of a wider asset based preventative agenda. As a result, we are seeking to appoint a strategic partner to support the Council, local organisations and communities in a 12-month programme of work. It is intended that the programme will help us understand the way in which organisations operating, in Test Valley in future, will need to work to maximise the potential for a prevention first, relational place-based approach. In particular, we are interested in the culture that will be required within the new unitary authority to create the conditions to allow this to happen. We propose that we should use the Cabinet Office’s Test Learn and Grow principles to underpin the approach to the work, how to make it a reality and how it might be scaled up in the context of Neighbourhood Governance and Public Service Reform.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£100,000

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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

Lot awarding rule: Quality 60% Cost 40

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: 7 Apr 2026, 17:31 BST
Last source update: 15 May 2026, 13:31 BST
Authority reference: CE072
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031672
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d66 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 23 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

7 Apr 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published203 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 17:31 BST
Clarification questions by188 days ago
23 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline181 days ago
30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published166 days ago
15 May 2026, 13:31 BST
Contract starts149 days ago
1 Jun 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
7 Apr 2026, 17:31 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 May 2026, 13:31 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 May 2026, 13:31 BST
Contract signature expected
28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £76,3781 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1414 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
New Local28 May 2026 – 27 May 2027	£76,378	12 May 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
14final-stage tenders	14	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Test Valley Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBR-9184-HTQT Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road,, Andover, South East, SP10 3AJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

New LocalAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQCZ-3496-RBTT 4th Floor, 18 St. Cross Street, London EC1N 8UN, London, London, EC1N 8UNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 May 2026, 13:31 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Apr 2026, 17:31 BST