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Published 28 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of 1-2-1 Business Advisory Service for Medway

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)
Published estimate£118,000≈ £59k / year · £141,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 12 Sept 2027 · starts 13 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced company to provide in person 1-2-1 support to pre-start, start-up and existing businesses based at local workspaces ‘Ascend Coworking’ and ‘Dragon Coworking’.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£118,000
Contract period: 13 Sept 2025 – 12 Sept 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £118,000 exc. VAT · £141,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
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
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Closed
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
28 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043539
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05673f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 13 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    13 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Medway Council, Medway, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender