Official UK procurement notice
WP952 UKSPF Business Growth Support
Authority: WP3952 - UKSPF Business Growth Support·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity. Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Gover
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Cost: 10
- 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
- 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
- 20 Nov 2023, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2024, 12:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
WP3952- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006831- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b57Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Dec 2023 → 4 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts22 Jan 2024
- Notice published4 Mar 2024, 12:41 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2024- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2024, 12:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Mar 2024, 12:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Innovation Services LimitedUKSPF - Business Growth Support | £428,874 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKSPF - Business Growth Support · Oxford Innovation Services Limited
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £428,874
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford Innovation Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria