{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e50f-2026-04-02T15:01:22+01:00", "date": "2026-04-02T15:01:22+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e50f", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PTTZ-3295-PYCW", "name": "Ards and North Down Borough Council", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PTTZ-3295-PYCW" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "City Hall", "locality": "Bangor", "postalCode": "BT20 4BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKN09" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" }, { "id": "GB-NIR", "scheme": "UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS", "description": "Northern Irish devolved regulations apply" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-NI033560", "name": "COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LTD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "NI033560" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PLNZ-4923-HCMV" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "Hamilton Road Community Hub", "locality": "Bangor", "postalCode": "BT20 4LF", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKN09" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "bangor@caand.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "url": "https://www.caand.co.uk/", "scale": "large", "vcse": true, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } }, { "id": "GB-PPON-PLNZ-4923-HCMV", "name": "Community Advice Ards and North Down Limited", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PLNZ-4923-HCMV" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Hamilton Road Community Hub", "locality": "Bangor", "postalCode": "BT20 4LF", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKN09" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "bangor@caand.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": true, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PTTZ-3295-PYCW", "name": "Ards and North Down Borough Council" }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e50f", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Advice Services", "description": "Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Advice Services", "status": "complete", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75200000", "description": "Provision of services to the community" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79140000", "description": "Legal advisory and information services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85312310", "description": "Guidance services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "98000000", "description": "Other community, social and personal services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 1764000, "amount": 1470000, "currency": "GBP" }, "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure", "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "Tenders must be submitted electronically via https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-12-17T12:00:00+00:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-12-12T12:00:00+00:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete", "value": { "amountGross": 1764000, "amount": 1470000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Methodology, Approach and Plan", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria", "numbers": [ { "number": 45, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Knowledge and Understanding the Brief", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria", "numbers": [ { "number": 30, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Contract Management and Contingency", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria", "numbers": [ { "number": 15, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "Cost", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to tender, for full details of this criteria", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation." }, { "type": "technical", "description": "Please see Document A - Invitation to Tender, for full details of Conditions of Participation." } ] }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 April 2026 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to meeting the required standards, performance requirements and ensuring maximum uptake of advice services across the Borough." }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "During the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider" } } ], "lotDetails": { "noLotsDivisionRationale": "The Council has considered the use of Lots for this contract but does not believe the use of Lots is suitable due to operational requirements and loss of economies of scale. Furthermore, having re-tendered this requirement on several occasions, historically the market indicates that SMEs are adequately positioned to participate in the competition and be successful." }, "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "075516-2025", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075516-2025", "datePublished": "2025-11-20T10:11:37Z", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2030-11-19T23:59:59+00:00" } ] } }, "language": "en", "bids": { "statistics": [ { "id": "1", "measure": "bids", "value": 1, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "2", "measure": "finalStageBids", "value": 1, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "3", "measure": "smeFinalStageBids", "value": 0, "relatedLot": "1" }, { "id": "4", "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids", "value": 1, "relatedLot": "1" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "status": "active", "date": "2026-03-12T00:00:00Z", "value": { "amountGross": 1763503.38, "amount": 1469586.15, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-NI033560", "name": "COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LTD" }, { "id": "GB-PPON-PLNZ-4923-HCMV", "name": "Community Advice Ards and North Down Limited" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75200000", "description": "Provision of services to the community" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79140000", "description": "Legal advisory and information services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85312310", "description": "Guidance services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "98000000", "description": "Other community, social and personal services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKN", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-03-24T23:59:59+00:00" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 April 2026 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to meeting the required standards, performance requirements and ensuring maximum uptake of advice services across the Borough." }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider." }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "022423-2026", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022423-2026", "datePublished": "2026-03-12T15:06:14Z", "format": "text/html" } ], "assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-03-12T00:00:00Z", "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2026-03-25T23:59:59Z", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "contracts": [ { "id": "1", "awardID": "1", "title": "1", "status": "active", "period": { "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The Contract will initially be awarded for a period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually." }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "As detailed in the tender documents, during the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider." }, "value": { "amountGross": 1763503.38, "amount": 1469586.15, "currency": "GBP" }, "aboveThreshold": true, "dateSigned": "2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00", "noAgreedMetricsRationale": "The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of PS5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.", "documents": [ { "id": "031008-2026", "documentType": "contractNotice", "noticeType": "UK7", "description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031008-2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-02T15:01:22+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] } ] }