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Published 15 Sept 2022, 14:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Birmingham Carers Hub · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£15,427,135exc. VAT0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2022awarded 19 Dec 2022
Awarded to Forward Carers CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to establish a Contract for the provision Birmingham Carers Hub delivering services for adult carers including mental health carer services. The services will include; information advice and guidance, advocacy, emergency and planned response services wellbeing assessments and payments, wellbeing breaks, carers cards, specialist dementia support, health liaison projects, small grants, a transition service for younger adult carers, support for parent carers and statutory carer assessments.The Contract will last for 5 years with the option to extend for a further two years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract).The contract will be awarded to one lead supplier via a consortium or managed service provider.

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1For the provision Birmingham Carers Hub delivering services for adult carers including…Awarded

For the provision Birmingham Carers Hub delivering services for adult carers including mental health carer services. The services will include; information advice and guidance, advocacy, emergency and planned response services wellbeing assessments and payments, wellbeing breaks, carers cards, specialist dementia support, health liaison projects, small grants, a transition service for younger adult carers, support for parent carers and statutory carer assessments.The Contract will last for 5 years with the option to extend for a further two years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract).The contract will be awarded to one lead supplier via a consortium or managed service provider.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: With the option to extend for a further 2 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract).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
  • Quality and Social Value: 50% and 20%
  • Price: Price 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details will be provided in the tender documentation

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2022, 14:11 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2023, 00:08 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
P0905
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009380
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0368ca Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. Please note TUPE will apply to this contract. The TUPE information will be released to you upon receipt of a signed copy of Appendix 3 – TUPE Confidentiality Agreement. You are advised to fill this in as soon as possible on receipt and return via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamccIf you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected] Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 21st October 2022 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

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
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Oct 2022 → 31 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2023, 00:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2023, 00:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,377,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Forward Carers CIC£15,377,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7WBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Forward CarersAwarded supplier Touchbase Pears Business Centre, 750 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NA

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