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Published 17 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Care and Support at Elizabeth Gardens

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,100,000≈ £610k / year54.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2024awarded 16 Jul 2024
Awarded to Care Away Ltd
Contract term 5 yrs 1 moends 1 Oct 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver adult social care and housing related support for older Adults (aged 55 and over) within extra care housing, known as Elizabeth Gardens.The purpose of the Service is to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their potential in relation to physical, intellectual, emotional and social capacity.The contract is for five years with the option to further extend by up to two years. The estimated contract value covers the full seven year term.Further information can be found in the specification.This contract is now awarded.

  • Recurrence: Either in five, six or seven years, depending on whether the extension options are taken.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver adult social care and housing…AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 1 moPublished value£3,100,000

Thurrock Council is seeking a Provider to deliver adult social care and housing related support for Older Adults (aged 55 and over) within extra care housing, known as Elizabeth Gardens.The purpose of the Service is to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their potential in relation to physical, intellectual, emotional and social capacity.Further information can be found in the specification. Additional information: Please note the contract value covers the full contract term of 5 years plus optional 2 years

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 1 Oct 2029 (5 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract is for five years with the option to extend by up to a further two years.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Restricted 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
Yes · Either in five, six or seven years, depending on whether the extension options are taken.
First published
17 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT
Last source update
16 Jul 2024, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
PS/2023/136
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021865
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042dd9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The Council is operating this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and Other Specific Services, as set out in the PCR 2015, at Section 7 (Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
16 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Feb 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    11 Mar 2024
  3. Notice published
    16 Jul 2024, 14:54 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Jul 2024, 14:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,794,4871 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Care Away Ltd£4,794,487 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Care and Support at Elizabeth Gardens · Care Away Ltd

    Signed
    16 Jul 2024
    Value
    £4,794,487
    Period
    … – 1 Oct 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, East of EnglandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview 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