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Published 13 Jan 2022, 09:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Breastfeeding Support Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Published value£200,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2022awarded 22 Mar 2022
Awarded to The Breastfeeding Network
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To develop and maintain a breastfeeding support service that helps mothers to continue to breastfeed to at least 6-8 weeks and beyond

To recruit, train and supervise breastfeeding support volunteers and staff.

To offer training and supervision to support volunteers to facilitate breastfeeding support group programmes. This should be delivered in appropriate settings using a range of methods including face to face and digital.

To help mothers become more aware of the range of breastfeeding services and resources available to support them.

To provide targeted and tailored breastfeeding support for mothers in target areas through the Targeted Support model.

To complement the work of maternity services, the Children and Young People’s Public Health service, which includes health visiting, Early Help and children’s centres and family hubs in supporting mothers to continue to breastfeed.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West · Dorset Council geographical area.
Extensions: At the end of the initial term there is an option to extend the contract for a further two years. · There are two options to extend the contract for a further 12 months each, (subject to satisfactory service delivery), giving a potential contract length of five years.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: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45
  • Social value: 5
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
13 Jan 2022, 09:39 GMT
Last source update
22 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN588626
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007758
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030a61 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Feb 2022, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

14 Feb 2022 → 1 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Feb 2022, 09:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Breastfeeding Network£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Breastfeeding NetworkAwarded supplier Sir James Clark Building, Abbey Mill Business Centre,Seedhil, Paisley, South West, PA1 1TJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.