Award

The delivery of a third party solution for the undertaking of low value expenditure (up to £100k pa) on behalf of Middlesbrough Council.

  • Middlesbrough Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003278

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04da90

Published 31 January 2025, 1:27pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Middlesbrough Council

Civic Centre, PO Box 500

MIDDLESBROUGH

TS19FT

Contact

Nicola Cummings

Email

nicola_cummings@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The delivery of a third party solution for the undertaking of low value expenditure (up to £100k pa) on behalf of Middlesbrough Council.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council wish to undertake a pilot project to test the merits of engaging a 3rd party to undertake low value procurements with a view to undertaking a compliant procurement process should the pilot be successful in delivering cashable and process savings. Given that this is a pilot it is not considered that a full procurement process would add value either to the authority or the supply market at this point.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £100,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC12 - South Teesside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is intended to undertake an initial 6 month pilot to prove the benefits of this approach, with a possible extension to 12 months should this addition time to prove the effectiveness of the pilot be required. The nature and payment mechanism for the contract is such that the value of the contract during the pilot will not exceed PCR2015 thresholds.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

A possible extension to 12 months


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The Council wish to undertake a pilot project to test the merits of engaging a 3rd party to undertake low value procurements with a view to undertaking a compliant procurement process should the pilot be successful in delivering cashable and process savings.

Given that this is a pilot it is not considered that a full procurement process would add value either to the authority or the supply market at this point.It is intended to undertake an initial 6 month pilot to prove the benefits of this approach, with a possible extension to 12 months should this addition time to prove the effectiveness of the pilot be required. The nature and payment mechanism for the contract is such that the value of the contract during the pilot will not exceed PCR2015 thresholds.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

NOMIA

125 Wood Street,

London

EC2V 7AW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

16080285

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £100,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Middlesbrough Council

Middlesbrough

Country

United Kingdom