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Gedling Borough Council

Skills Audit for Greater Carlton

Business ServicesCPV 79300000
Value£35k
Deadline6 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202629 days leftCloses 6 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@gedling.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£35ktotal 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.

When this comes round again

Gedling Borough Council publishes Business Services work continuously — 15 notices, roughly one every 33 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

A Skills Audit is required by the Greater Carlton Neighbourhood Board to develop a robust evidence base for understanding employment, skills and workforce needs within Greater Carlton.

This commission is funded through the Greater Carlton Pride in Place Programme and will be delivered on behalf of Gedling Borough Council as the Accountable Body.

The total procurement value is £35,000, excluding VAT.

Bids that exceed this value will be deemed non-compliant and will not be evaluated further.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

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
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Source
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Buyer ref
084218-2026
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