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Published 5 Jun 2023, 19:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Barking and Dagenham Business Support

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2023awarded 4 Sept 2023
Awarded to Barking Enterprise Centre CIc t/a BEC CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm’s length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) tendered and awarded a contract the Provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support to help local businesses in Barking and Dagenham to better understand and access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other local anchor institutions

The overall business support service requirement is split into three main elements as below:

  • General business support – As detailed in sections 1 and 4.3 of the specification which includes

information/meet the buyer events, skills workshops and 121 mentoring to help businesses to access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other anchor institutions in the borough.

  • Care - Building the capacity of local care providers to offer high quality care that supports improved health outcomes and is delivered by a motivated and fairly paid workforce, enabled by efficient and professional operational and working practices;
  • Food - Identifying, engaging and supporting early-stage and established food businesses that share our vision for a healthy, affordable and sustainable local food system to understand and access opportunities including a new Food Hub in Barking town centre, new catering and training opportunities, and a small capital grants programme for food businesses that meet the criteria.

CPV: Administrative services for business operations · Business analysis consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Business organisation services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
5 Jun 2023, 19:22 BST
Last source update
1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032281
Classification (CPV)
Administrative services for business operationsBusiness analysis consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesBusiness organisation servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related services
Delivery area
London (UKI52)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d3ce Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
540 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2023 → 1 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Nov 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barking Enterprise Centre CIc t/a BEC CICSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm’s length bodies and/or wholly or…5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5—£50,000 – £150,000
Whole notice———£50,000 – £150,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue, Barking, London, IG11 7LUContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London
  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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