Published date: 20 September 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 October 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

  • General management consultancy services - 79411000

    • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP625996649

Published date

20 September 2021

Closing date

8 October 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 October 2021

Contract end date

1 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Telford has been offered a Town Deal to a value of £22.3 million (subject to successfully completing Phase 2 of the Towns Fund Process) and in line with HM Treasury's Green Book, business cases are being developed for priority projects. Telford and Wrekin Council is seeking to appoint a lead consultant to develop and undertake independent assurance, appraisal and evaluation of each business case to ensure that:
-The 5-case model has been applied to all projects. The assessment will require a review of the assumptions, methodology and approach taken in the development of all 5 cases within each of the four business cases
-Each business case has been developed independently and all bias has been removed
-All government policy and guidance relevant to the production of each business case has been adhered to

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The tender documents are available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com and you must register on the site to respond. Bidders must log in and add the Tender Access Code YS3Y4Y335D following any instructions provided. Please ensure that you allow yourself at least 2 hours when responding prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents. No other format will be accepted.

About the buyer

Contact name

Debrah Byle

Address

Civic Offices
Wellington
Telford
TF1 1LX
UK

Telephone

01952381131

Email

debrah.byle@telford.gov.uk