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Published 8 Dec 2023, 15:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Adoption Recruitment and Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,750,000≈ £917k / year
Submissions closed 11 Jan 2024awarded 19 Mar 2024
Awarded to ARC Adoption North East Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide adoption recruitment and support services.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council conducted a procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

The Council conducted a procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring adoption recruitment and support services.

The contract is for three years from 1st April 2024. There are two optional extensions of up to 12 months each, which are at the absolute discretion of the council.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: There are two optional extensions available of up to 12 months each, which are at the absolute discretion of the Council. The initial term is THREE years from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027. If the optional extensions are used, the latest end date would be 31st March 2029.Variant 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
Social value: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Delivery of outcomes / recruitment / access to services / hard to place / social value: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Delivery of outcomes / recruitment / access to services / hard to place / social value: 100

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
8 Dec 2023, 15:42 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2024, 12:30 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN702986
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016450
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422e3 Find a Tender

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
11 Jan 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Jan 2024, 11:15 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jan 2024 → 24 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jan 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jan 2024, 11:15 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 May 2024, 12:30 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 May 2024, 12:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,750,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ARC Adoption North East LimitedSME£2,750,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • His Majesty's Court ServiceReview 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.