Skills Audit for Greater Carlton
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
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.
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.
16% of Gedling Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.
Which is the argument for getting on the list rather than winning this one. The incumbent is rarely the last winner — it is the roster. See the retention odds by category →
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
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.
Make the case to bid
Reveal who to approach at Gedling Borough Council, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.
Free to start. Named contacts come from published notices; the strategy is generated from the buyer’s news, accounts and people.
The full intelligence dossier
Our agent reads Gedling Borough Council’s accounts, hunts live signals, finds the people who decide — and hands you a bid strategy plus a go-to-market influence plan, including what your team should post this week. You approve every paid step.
Five included while we’re in beta, and the agent asks before it spends on any paid step.
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- tender · Open
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