FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Verification
Awarded to Cumulus Consultants Ltd, The Andersons Centre
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS(buyer)
- Published
- Published 12 August 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 12 September 2025
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Contracting authority
2 live opportunities · 113 awarded contracts
London, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX
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Lots (2)
Lot 1: Payment rate development
Lot 1: Payment rate development • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • Completion of payment rate price base reviews every three years or more often in the case of an exceptional price review. • The deliverables in this case will be updated payment recipes and data for points 1 and 2 respectively added to the payments rate calculator spreadsheet. • 10 working days to complete payment recipes. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. • Payment recipes updated on the Live Spreadsheet for verification, upon completion of work package.
£400,000Won by The Andersons CentreWon by The Andersons CentreLot 2: Payment rate verification
Lot 2: Payment rate verification • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • The deliverables in this case will be a report on the accuracy of the payment rates developed including the accuracy of assumptions and data. • 10 working days to complete verification. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. • Initial verification comments provided to the authority upon completion of work package. • Report compiling verification comments provided to the Authority following completion of large work packages. To be agreed at time of issue of work package.
£200,000Won by Cumulus Consultants LtdWon by Cumulus Consultants Ltd
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 12 August 2025
- Questions by
- 4 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,800,000
- Award date
- 12 October 2025
- Contract period
- 3 November 2025 → 2 November 2027
- Contract length
- 2 years
- Could run to
- 2 November 2029
- Against estimate
- 80% above
- Bids received
- 6
- Cumulus Consultants Ltd
- The Andersons Centre
This contract ends on 2 November 2027, or 2 November 2029 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
6
Open and restricted tenders in Research and development services and related consultancy services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 20% · Quality 80%
- Technical80%
- Commercial20%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Research and development services and related consultancy services
£75,332
Median of 4,525 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 23.9× the median.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS in the last 12 months
123
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Notice history
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18 November 2025
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Contract Notice
12 August 2025
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