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Middlesbrough Council

ASC031 Development of Autism Strategy

Business ServicesCPV 79000000
Value£50k
Deadline17 Aug 2026
Published30 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 30 Jul 202617 days leftCloses 17 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@middlesbrough.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

www.open.uk.org

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Business Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

South Tees (Middlesbrough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Council) are looking to commission an external partner to develop a concise, person-centred Autism Strategy.

The strategy must: • Be coproduced with autistic people, families and stakeholders • Be short, clear and practical • Include deliverable actions and measurable outcomes Final delivery is required by 31st December 2026

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
072258-2026
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