Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender - Suffolk Employment Study
Notice Description
West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Suffolk Employment Study on behalf of all Suffolk local authorities. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 3pm on 24 April, 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted The deadline for clarification questions is 17 April, 2026, which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0674ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050647-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £88,465 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £88,465 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST SUFFOLK COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BURY ST EDMUNDS
- Postcode
- IP33 3YU
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH64 West Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- West Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Minden
- Westminster Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050647-2026
29th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044361-2026
14th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027731-2026
26th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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