Award

Big Life Schools - Professional and Shared Services

BIG LIFE SCHOOLS

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jul 2023 at 14:12

Tender

26 Apr 2023 at 14:27

Summary of the contracting process

Big Life Schools is seeking professional and shared services through a recent procurement process. The procurement is categorised under office-support services and falls within the services main procurement category. Located in Manchester, the tender, titled "Big Life Schools - Professional and Shared Services," was initiated as a tender and has now reached the award stage as of 24th July 2023. The process followed an open procedure method and involved a single lot with the contracting authority being Big Life Schools. The contract value amounts to £293,819.56 GBP.

This tender from Big Life Schools for professional and shared services presents a business growth opportunity for firms offering finance, payroll, facilities, communications, marketing, legal, human resources, strategic support, and governance services. The procurement process, though now complete, had a critical deadline on 26th May 2023 for the tender period. Businesses providing high-quality office-support services and meeting the specified criteria would have been well-suited to compete for this opportunity. Suppliers need to be aware of the complexities of the selection criteria specified for this tender to ensure their eligibility and competitiveness.

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Notice Title

Big Life Schools - Professional and Shared Services

Notice Description

Big Life Schools have a requirement for a range of professional services to support its ongoing operations across finance, payroll, facilities, communications, marketing, legal and human resources, strategic support and governance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Big Life Schools have a requirement for a range of professional services to support its ongoing operations across finance, payroll, facilities, communications, marketing, legal and human resources, strategic support and governance.

Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c471
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021323-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79500000 - Office-support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£293,819 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
will.lord@tenetservices.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M16 9AB
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD33 Manchester

Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Old Trafford
Westminster Constituency
Stretford and Urmston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE BIG LIFE

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