Official UK procurement notice
Travel Trade Business Support and Development Advisor
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council (NCC) sought an advisory consultant to provide travel trade business support and development advisor. The purpose is to expand the reach of the Broads National Park Experience Project both domestically and internationally by developing more experiences, providing support for local businesses and marketing the Broads National Park as a destination. Experience and up-to-date knowledge of the tourism industry (both domestic and international) will be required to work with businesses in Norfolk to develop new products for the experience collection and market them to the direct booking market and travel trade. Applications from both organisations and freelancers with a successful track record in this area of expertise were welcomed.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£60,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 award criteria (2)
- quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Apr 2021, 09:22 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2021, 12:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42216- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015553- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac0bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Jun 2021, 11:05 BST
Timeline
9 Jun 2021 → 6 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Jun 2021, 11:05 BST
- Notice published6 Jul 2021, 12:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2021, 12:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB Consulting SolutionsSMETravel Trade Consultant | £59,904 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Travel Trade Consultant · DB Consulting SolutionsSME
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2021
- Value
- £59,904
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPLawMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DB Consulting SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria