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• How the procedure runs: STAGE 1 - Conditions of Participation The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1: • The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is three (3). • The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment. • Suppliers who fail any of the pass/fail requirements within the Conditions of Participation will not be considered for down selection. The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1. All suppliers are required to complete and submit the following documents: • Volume 1 - Core Supplier Information • Volume 2 - Conditions of Participation Submission Please note that any additional details provided in Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation), unless expressly requested by the council, will be disregarded and not assessed. STAGE 2 – Invitation to Tender Stage 2 will include the Final Assessment of Tenders to determine the Most Advantageous Tender. • Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1. • The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 1, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Final Assessment. Shortlisted suppliers will also required to complete and submit the following documents by the stage 2 deadline: • Volume 3 - Declarations and Certificates • Volume 4 - Quality Submission • Volume 5 - Price Submission • Volume 6 - Social Value Submission

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure method

Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Closed

Procurement threshold

Above threshold (FTS publication)

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

28 May 2026, 09:35 BST

Last source update

24 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST

Award evaluation window

Submission end – 5 Nov 2026

Authority reference

DN817232

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-059332

Latest notice

Tender notice (UK4)

Classification (CPV)

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-06a70b Find a Tender

How it runs

STAGE 1 - Conditions of Participation

The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as

per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1:

• The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is three (3).
• The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from

the Intermediate Assessment.

• Suppliers who fail any of the pass/fail requirements within the Conditions of Participation will not be considered for down selection.

The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1.

All suppliers are required to complete and submit the following documents:

• Volume 1 - Core Supplier Information
• Volume 2 - Conditions of Participation Submission

Please note that any additional details provided in Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation),

unless expressly requested by the council, will be disregarded and not assessed.

STAGE 2 – Invitation to Tender

Stage 2 will include the Final Assessment of Tenders to determine the Most

Advantageous Tender.

• Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being

invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the

next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1.

• The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 1,

however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Final Assessment.

Shortlisted suppliers will also required to complete and submit the following documents by

the stage 2 deadline:

• Volume 3 - Declarations and Certificates
• Volume 4 - Quality Submission
• Volume 5 - Price Submission
• Volume 6 - Social Value Submission

Requests to participate (first stage)

20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST

Submission deadline

20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST

Clarification deadline

13 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST

Submission channel

Official e-sourcing portal

Electronic submission

Allowed

Accepted languages

en