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Published 25 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C001975 Education Environment to Learn About Suicide Prevention and Assessment

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£113,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2022awarded 7 Feb 2023
Awarded to The VR Hive

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The development of a learning resource to support assessment of people who are suicidal/distressed.

The target audience/ users of this resource will come from staff working in health, social care and wider public health workforce.

The resource should employ interactive immersive technology to provide flexibility and accessibility of learning to the above learners/users.

This technology will be used to replicate real life learning scenarios in a digital learning format, enabling learners to practice real life intervention and risk assessment skills, however within a digital arena thus providing a safe-to-fail environment and learning taking place at a time convenient to the learner.

It is hoped that the above approach would not only increase confidence in the learner but also develop or further enhance their digital confidence.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NES are looking to engage a supplier for the development and delivery of an Education…AwardedRenewal

NES are looking to engage a supplier for the development and delivery of an Education Environment to Learn About Suicide Prevention and Assessment.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NEs Reserves the right to extend this contract by a further 12 plus 12 months.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · 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
25 Nov 2022, 14:47 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2023, 09:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
C001975
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003650
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03887a Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:721734)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Dec 2022 → 7 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2023, 09:14 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2023, 09:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £113,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The VR HiveSME£113,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003650-2023-1 · The VR HiveSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2023
    Value
    £113,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The VR HiveAwarded supplier Grahams Manse, Arisaig, Scotland, PH39 2NJContact phone

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