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Published 24 Jun 2022, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

B128/24 - The Provision of Occupational Health to Bridgend County Borough Council

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£12,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2022awarded 30 Jan 2024
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Bridgend County Borough Council would like to award a contract to Insight Health Screening Ltd to deliver an Occupational Health Service after completing a further competition from lot 1 on the WGCD-PCS-118-22 framework.

  • Recurrence: 4 Years

CPV: Company health services · Counselling services · Eye care products and corrective lenses · Guidance and counselling services · Health services · Physiotherapy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 32 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.1 per place) · 11 appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Occupational Health ServicesAwarded
Lot #2Employee Assistance ProgrammeAwarded

This Lot will be for the provision of a high quality, flexible Employee Assistance Programme, providing confidential support to employees over the full range of work related or personal matters that may impact on workplace performance or mental health and well-being and seek to resolve, manage, and prevent those issues where possible.

Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Face 2 Face Counselling and Psychotherapy inc CBT and EMDRAwarded

This Lot will be for the provision of structured face 2 face counselling and psychotherapy including CBT and EMDR.

Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Employee Eye CareAwarded

This Lot will be for the provision of Employee Eye Care to meet the minimum legal requirements for the provision of eye wear for defined visual display users and additional requirements for drivers and prescription safety glasses.

Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Physiotherapy ServicesAwarded

This Lot will be for the provision of physiotherapy services to support Customer Organisations by providing preventative and reactive physiotherapy services to their employees.

Delivery: Wales
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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50–300 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 50 points.
  • “B128/24 - The Provision of Occupational Health to Bridgend County…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 32 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 Years
First published
24 Jun 2022, 12:19 BST
Last source update
5 Feb 2024, 16:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
B128/24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003758
Classification (CPV)
Company health servicesCounselling servicesEye care products and corrective lensesGuidance and counselling servicesHealth servicesPhysiotherapy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a4d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:138669)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗

Appointment period ends
17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2022 → 5 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    12 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    5 Feb 2024, 16:36 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2022
  1. Published value updated to £12,000,000
    14 Oct 2022, 14:49 BST
    was £10,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    14 Oct 2022, 14:49 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    14 Oct 2022, 14:49 BST
  4. Deadline published: 17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
    14 Oct 2022, 14:49 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    14 Oct 2022, 14:49 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    20 Apr 2023, 16:34 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    20 Apr 2023, 16:34 BST
  8. Procurement method changed
    5 Feb 2024, 16:36 GMT
  9. Buyer details updated
    5 Feb 2024, 16:36 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs · busiest of 5 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 30 Jan 2024

6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £12,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 003758-2024-B128/24-1

    Signed
    30 Jan 2024
    Value
    £452,800
    Status
    active
  • Employee Assistance Programme

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Employee Eye Care

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Occupational Health Services

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Face 2 Face Counselling and Psychotherapy inc CBT and EMDR

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Physiotherapy Services

    Signed
    12 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Occupational Health Services4bids · 4 electronic · 7 from abroad4——
2 · Employee Assistance Programme3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
3 · Face 2 Face Counselling and Psychotherapy inc CBT and EMDR4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
4 · Employee Eye Care2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
5 · Physiotherapy Services3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria