Published date: 17 July 2019
This notice was replaced on 9 January 2020
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Awarded contract (published 9 January 2020)
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£65,000
Procurement reference
EMPWELL001-DN422338-78166536
Published date
17 July 2019
Closing date
14 August 2019
Contract start date
29 August 2019
Contract end date
29 February 2020
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
Melton Borough Council is seeking to appoint a multidisciplinary team of consultants to examine the demand for, feasibility of and options for, delivering a Food and Drink focused Manufacturing Zone (MAZ) in and around Melton Mowbray and the concept of a Food Enterprise Centre. This 'MAZ study' has a fixed budget of £65,000. Bids in excess of this amount will be rejected. Bids will be evaluated 30% on Price and 70% on Quality The project is due to start in the last week of August and complete by end of February 2020. The successful bidder may be required to provide additional services stemming from the MAZ study or similar work subject to available funds. Therefore the term of the contract is for up to eighteen months approx. beyond the completion date of the MAZ study to enable the Council to do so. Charges for any additional services will be based on the appointed bidder's Schedule of Rates submitted as part of the tender. The maximum expenditure during the term of the contract , including the sum paid for the MAZ study, will not exceed the prevailing EU Services threshold (or UK equivalent). The Council makes no commitment to commissioning additional work or the value of that additional work. Tenders must be submitted via www.EastMidsTenders.org tender portal. The tender documents are available to downloaded from this website. Bidders must be registered on the tender portal first of all to access the tender documents and to send and receive messages about the tender.The deadline for bids is noon Wed 14th August. Bidders may submit questions up to 5pm Mon 12th August. All questions must be submitted via the tender portal. Further details of the requirement are to be found in the tender documents.
About the buyer
Contact name
Maria Ramshaw
Address
Melton Borough Council
Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Road
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1GH
England
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