Official UK procurement notice
7F Employee Assistance Programme
Authority: 7 Forces Procurement
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEssex, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Police Constabularies are seeking bids for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme service to provide rapid access to Counselling, welfare assistance and support to Staff and their Families.
Psychological absence is one of the Forces largest areas for absence, and therefore requires both a proactive and reactive approach to supporting staff and their families with mental health issues including stress and pressure, both at work and in their personal life whilst reducing short term and long-term absenteeism.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · 1 with a published valueLot #17 Force Employee Assistance Programme ServicesAwardedLot estimate not published
This is an open procurement for EAP services for Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Police Constabularies for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme service to provide rapid access to Counselling, welfare assistance and support to Staff and their Families.
The specification has been designed to cover all eventualities, however budgetary requirements for different forces require different options. This is reflected in the pricing schedule.
Price for full specification excluding options or a price for telephony services only. The forces require the ability to activate options in the specification throughout the lifetime of the contract dependant on budgetary and market forces at the time.
Lot #27 Force Employee Assistance Programme ServicesPublished value£650,000
This is an open procurement for EAP services for Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Police Constabularies for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme service to provide rapid access to Counselling, welfare assistance and support to Staff and their Families.
The specification has been designed to cover all eventualities, however budgetary requirements for different forces require different options. This is reflected in the pricing schedule.
Price for full specification excluding options or a price for telephony services only. The forces require the ability to activate options in the specification throughout the lifetime of the contract dependant on budgetary and market forces at the time.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jul 2021, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2022, 13:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
2019-0017- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002145- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c928Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Aug 2021 → 25 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jan 2022, 13:09 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jan 2022, 13:09 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · 7 Force Employee Assistance Programme Services1 award | |||
| MCL MedicsSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
7 Force Employee Assistance Programme Services · MCL MedicsSME
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2021
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 7 Force Employee Assistance Programme Services | 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- PDRSMediation body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MCL MedicsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria