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Published 5 Apr 2023, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Care of Medication Training for Residential Children’s Homes and Semi-Independent Accommodation Staff

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£120,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 May 2023awarded 20 Jun 2023
Awarded to First Response Training and Consultancy Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Care of Medications Training for Residential Children’s Homes and Semi-independent Accommodation Staff.

CPV: Health training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The training will include a full day’s training in medication management for new staff…Awarded

The training will include a full day’s training in medication management for new staff and those who need a more detailed course, and an annual refresher for all staff.The provider will deliver a course that contains theory as well as practical elements.

Delivery: East of England · The County of Norfolk
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: 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
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
5 Apr 2023, 11:39 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2023, 10:02 BST
Award evaluation window
9 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42676
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017453
Classification (CPV)
Health training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
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Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 May 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 May 2023, 14:05 BST

Timeline

9 May 2023 → 20 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 May 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 May 2023, 14:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Jun 2023, 10:02 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2023, 10:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £120,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
First Response Training and Consultancy Services LimitedSME£120,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NplawReview body Norwich

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