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Published 14 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£64,450published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2025awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to The Diffley Partnership

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · General management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference
HC/IEE/VL/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060762
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesGeneral management consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e34 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:811389)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Aug 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published393 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Sept 2025, 10:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £64,4501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Diffley PartnershipSMESubcontracting: declared£64,450 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Diffley PartnershipAwarded supplier 2nd Floor, Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 1DFContact phone

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