Official UK procurement notice
Acute Financial Inclusion Services
Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wish to commission the delivery of a financial inclusion service to support patients to maximise income, reduce household expenditure and debt to alleviate money worries.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£220,000 together)Lot #1Acute Financial Inclusion ServicesPublished value£200,000
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wish to develop an Acute Site Financial Inclusion Service Procurement Framework with external providers for the delivery of financial inclusion services to support patients to maximise income, reduce household expenditure and debt alleviate money worries. An Acute Site Financial Inclusion Service which will focus on addressing immediate financial issues to prevent or alleviate crisis and to work to mitigate the potential for these issues to negatively impact on the client’s health status. The services will not offer lengthy casework support on site but will identify the clients’ financial needs, put in place immediate financial support (such as access to relevant grants and hardship funds; eligibility for social security benefits; support with food and home energy and other needs as appropriate) and connect clients with appropriate sources of support in their local community to ensure ongoing issues are supported through to resolution.
The target population for the service will be patients; carers/ families; and NHSGGC staff. Consideration on how best to target groups who are most vulnerable, in discussion with NHSGGC, is required.
Lot #2Mental Health Acute Financial Inclusion ServicePublished value£20,000
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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).
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All of the above mandatory requirements must be met in order to deliver Acute Financial Inclusion Services. NHSGGC wish to support the development of financial inclusion organisations to meet these requirements and invites tenders from organisations who may require further training/ support to fulfil some requirements but can demonstrate the criteria in Section 1 as a minimum.
- Shortlisting
- All information can be found within the tender documents published at https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jan 2025, 08:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2025, 09:16 BST
- Authority reference
GGC0899- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016379- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderers are required to state the value for the following financial ratio): Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio) (Total current assets divided by total current liabilities) The acceptable range for this financial ratio is: >0.99 Tenderers should be able to provide 2 years financial accounts when requested by NHSGGC With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderers are required to state the value for the following financial ratio): Net Profit Margin (Net profits divided by revenue x 100) The acceptable range for this financial ratio is 0 or higher Tenderers should be able to provide 2 years financial accounts when requested by NHSGGC Please note: Organisations with Charitable Status are not required to provide a response to this question Technical and Professional Ability With reference to SPD question 4C.1.2 Tenderers are required to provide examples that demonstrate they have the relevant experience to deliver the service. Examples must be from within the last 3 years. You should use the attached template to provide 2 examples that demonstrates experience that is relevant to this procurement exercise. Your completed response should be no more than 2 pages of A4. The completed response should be uploaded to question 4C.1.2. This is pass/fail question. If examples are not provided, this will result in a fail. If the examples provided do not demonstrate the required level of experience, this will result in a fail. Minimum level(s) of standards required: With reference to SPD question 4D.1, Bidders must evidence a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation. This is a pass/fail question. Failure to evidence your policy will result in your tender being rejected. Failure to evidence a policy that meets the requirements will result in your tender being rejected. With reference to SPD question 4D.1, Bidders should hold and evidence or commit to obtain, within 6 months of the contract start date, a whistleblowing policy consistent with the National Whistleblowing Standards that can be found at the following link: https://inwo.spso.org.uk/national-whistleblowing-%20standards (SC Ref:796921)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Feb 2025 → 23 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published23 Apr 2025, 09:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2025, 09:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Acute Financial Inclusion Services1 award | |||
| GEMAP Scotland LtdSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Mental Health Acute Financial Inclusion Service1 award | |||
| Money Matters Money Advice CentreSME | £20,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Acute Financial Inclusion Services · GEMAP Scotland LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Mental Health Acute Financial Inclusion Service · Money Matters Money Advice CentreSME
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2025
- Value
- £20,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Acute Financial Inclusion Services | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Mental Health Acute Financial Inclusion Service | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- GEMAP Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
- Money Matters Money Advice CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.