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Published 26 Sept 2024, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AC1895 Wiltshire Community Advice and Support Services April 2025

Official notice

Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,860,970≈ £409k / year1.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2024awarded 6 Jan 2025
Awarded to Wiltshire Citizens Advice
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wiltshire Council would like to advise of a tender opportunity for Community Advice and Support Services and is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the delivery of high-quality services across Wiltshire from 1st April 2025 for an initial five year contract.

CPV: Financial and insurance services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 yrsPublished value£2,825,970
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2032 (7 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: option to extend for any period up to a further 1 + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 30
  • Quality: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
26 Sept 2024, 12:16 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2025, 09:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN738752
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001965
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
South West (UKK15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a31b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015

The contracting authority will enter into this contract following a 10 calendar day standstill period starting on the day after the notification of the result. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the regulations to bring proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must be brought within the limitation period specified by the regulations according to the remedy sought.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2025, 09:10 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2025, 09:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,825,9701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wiltshire Citizens AdviceSME£2,825,970 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wiltshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Trowbridge, South West, BA14 8JNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesMediation body London
  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.