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Published 21 Jul 2021, 11:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Brain Injury Reduction Service

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £2.0m / year0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2021awarded 30 Sept 2021
Awarded to Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Mar 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

seeking tenders from providers of a pilot tested training programme to focus on improved detection and action of fetal deterioration in labour as well as impacted fetal head at caesarean section, to deliver reductions in intrapartum brain injury interested in entering into an arrangement for the supply of such services to the Authority

CPV: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1DHSC seeking tenders from providers of a pilot tested training programme to focus on…AwardedRenewal 1 yr 6 mo

DHSC seeking tenders from providers of a pilot tested training programme to focus on improved detection and action of fetal deterioration in labour as well as impacted fetal head at caesarean section, to deliver reductions in intrapartum brain injury interested in entering into an arrangement for the supply of such services to the Authority.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 31 Mar 2023 (1 yr 6 mo)
Delivery: London · London
Extensions: Both Quality and Price. More information in the tender documents. · At the sole discretion of the Authority, the contract may be extended up to 3 months, by giving one month notice to contractor. In total, the duration of contract shall be no longer than one year in total.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
Price: 30
Published award criteria (1)
  • price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 30 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
21 Jul 2021, 11:51 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2021, 17:51 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
C40389
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025397
Classification (CPV)
Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ca7e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

120 days

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Aug 2021, 14:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2021 → 11 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Aug 2021, 14:59 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    11 Oct 2021, 17:51 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2021, 17:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,998,5471 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsSME£2,998,547 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London
  • The High CourtMediation body LondonContact email

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