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Published 27 Jun 2025, 10:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WBC Cost Savings Consultant

Official notice

Authority: Woking Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £63k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yr 7 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Woking Borough Council is seeking a Cost Savings Consultant to support with identifying cashable savings for the Council.

The Council is committed to delivering cashable savings over the next two financial years. A high-level target of £624,000 has been established for this work based on a 4% saving against the Council's 2024/25 budgeted spend of £15.6m on supplies/services and contract/agency work. All areas that fall within the budget, other than permanent staffing, are subject to review and assessment.

The projected split of savings is based on £234,000 in the 2025/26 financial year and £390,000 in the 2026/27 financial year.

It is anticipated that the appointment of external consultancy support will enable this work to be initiated with increased confidence, reach, and pace of delivery.

This is an invitation to quote.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 7 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 7 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
27 Jun 2025, 10:43 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2025, 10:43 BST
Authority reference
CCR/2526/0207
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035651
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554ca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 10:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    11 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 10:43 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Woking Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBRR-5896-HTCM Civic Offices Gloucester Square,, Woking, South East, GU21 6YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender