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Published 27 Sept 2023, 12:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Assessment, Information and Advice Sensory Service

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,254,294exc. VAT0% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2023awarded 29 Feb 2024
Awarded to BID Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council invites providers to tender for An Assessment, Information and Advice Sensory Service, including the provision of:

  • An open access Preventative Service, including:
  • Information, advice and signposting;
  • Assessment of needs; and where appropriate:
  • Immediate intervention and support
  • Short Term Care Planning; and
  • Equipment Provision.
  • Review of service provision
  • Group Events
  • Assistance to the Council to fulfil its statutory Assessment and Support Planning responsibilities
  • An Eye Clinic Liaison Service
  • A Hearing Aid Support Service
  • TrainingThe client group of the service will be people who meet the eligibility requirements and who are residents of the Borough of Milton Keynes.Such people could come from any of the following client groups:
  • Adults – eg older people; adults with long term conditions; people who are physically disabled; people with a learning disability; people with autism or a mental health condition.
  • Children
  • Young pe

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1An Assessment, Information and Advice Sensory Service, including the provision of:• An…AwardedRenewal

An Assessment, Information and Advice Sensory Service, including the provision of:

  • An open access Preventative Service, including:
  • Information, advice and signposting;
  • Assessment of needs; and where appropriate:
  • Immediate intervention and support
  • Short Term Care Planning; and
  • Equipment Provision.
  • Review of service provision
  • Group Events
  • Assistance to the Council to fulfil its statutory Assessment and Support Planning responsibilities
  • An Eye Clinic Liaison Service
  • A Hearing Aid Support Service
  • Training
Delivery: South East
Extensions: There is an option to extend this contract for further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Details available in the tender pack

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes
First published
27 Sept 2023, 12:57 BST
Last source update
29 Feb 2024, 10:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
ASC0046
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006482
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04042e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes ↗

Submission deadline
31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 29 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Feb 2024, 10:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Feb 2024, 10:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,253,9961 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BID ServicesSME£1,253,996 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Assessment, Information and Advice Sensory Service · BID ServicesSME

    Signed
    29 Feb 2024
    Value
    £1,253,996
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East , Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body Strand

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BID ServicesAwarded supplier Ladywood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8SZ

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria