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title: "City Operations Commercial Support"
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# City Operations Commercial Support

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-19edbefe-1638-4ce2-9f09-3051b6096f38

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## Summary

The Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of procurement consultancy services. The title of the contract is "City Operations Commercial Support", which aims to address the need for specialist external resources to complete scoping work and support the full procurement activities due to lack of in-house capacity and expertise. The procurement method used was selective, with a min value of £25,000 and total contract value of £171,000. The contract period starts on May 9, 2023, and ends on May 8, 2025. The City Council is located in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, and the industry category is services.

This awarded tender by Birmingham City Council presents an opportunity for consultancy firms specialising in procurement services. Given the nature of the contract, businesses with expertise in providing procurement support and consultancy services would be well-suited to compete. The contract period offers a potential for stable revenue over the next two years, attracting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with relevant capabilities and experience in delivering similar consultancy projects.

## Notice

Waste and Street scene currently have a large number of vendors for core goods and services in need of a formal procurement exercise. A programme of work has been in place for over 12 months to bring the various requirements into compliance, the majority of which have been identified as requiring a full procurement process to take place. The programme has also identified a significant risk across most anticipated procurement exercises that the business fundamentally lacks capacity and expertise to provide the necessary and appropriate resource to fulfil the requirements of the procurement programme. To complete the prerequisite scoping and secure capacity to deliver the procurement programme, it is proposed to use specialist external resource to for aspects which the business cannot fully support. The purpose of this contract is for a consultancy to assist completion of the scoping work, and this will then inform the detailed resource requirements (and relevant risk) for the full procurement activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cd746bf-b4dd-43ea-9576-ee7e5e3cee91 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 May 2023 - 8 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £171,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £171,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE4OC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 May 2023 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cd746bf-b4dd-43ea-9576-ee7e5e3cee91

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cd746bf-b4dd-43ea-9576-ee7e5e3cee91
  21st May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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