Official UK procurement notice
Carers Services of Adult Carers, and Young Carers
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is inviting tenders to provide Lot 1: Carers
Services of Adult Carers or Adults and/or Lot 2: Young Carers Service.
The London Borough of Merton is inviting tenders from Providers with relevant skills and
experience to provide Carers Services. Merton Council intends to commission services for
adult carers of adults and young carers in Merton and will adopt the key principles and
learning from the Merton Carers Strategy and 'Merton Building a Better Merton Together'
Plan. Adult Social Care and Childrens departments are proposing to align their
commissioning and procurement approach and will follow the same timeline to commence
services for Carers in April 2024. It is proposed that there will be 2 lots, which will result in 2
specifications and 2 contracts. Lot 1: Carers Services of Adult Carers or Adults and/or Lot 2:
Young Carers Service.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,075,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1For Lot 1 the Council seeks a provider who has an in-depth understanding of local…AwardedPublished value£1,700,000
For Lot 1 the Council seeks a provider who has an in-depth understanding of local needs and
will be able to demonstrate an effective approach to building trusting relationships with
carers so that they actively engage in support. Having in place carers services will help the
council to manage the demand of people needing statutory care and support. The service
provider will need to acknowledge the physical and emotional strain of caring and support
carers to continue in their caring role and achieve the outcomes that they desire.
Lot #2For Lot 2 the Council seeks a provider that will support delivery on Merton's commitmentAwardedPublished value£375,000
For Lot 2 the Council seeks a provider that will support delivery on Merton's commitment
that all our younger residents will live well and thrive in Merton. The provider will need to
ensure that young carers are identified at the earliest opportunity and to support them to
remain as physically and emotionally well as possible and to start or maintain employment,
volunteering, training and learning. The provider will also need to ensure that young carers
are supported to have a family, community, and social life alongside their caring role
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Oct 2023, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN696411- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003774- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f55Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Nov 2023 → 5 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Feb 2024, 17:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2024, 17:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · For Lot 1 the Council seeks a provider who has an in-depth understanding of local…1 award | |||
| Carers FirstSMECarers Services of Adult Carers or Adults | £1,676,605 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · For Lot 2 the Council seeks a provider that will support delivery on Merton's commitment1 award | |||
| Carers FirstSMEYoung Carers Service | £372,245 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Carers Services of Adult Carers or Adults · Carers FirstSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2024
- Value
- £1,676,605
- Status
- active
Young Carers Service · Carers FirstSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2024
- Value
- £372,245
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · For Lot 1 the Council seeks a provider who has an in-depth understanding of local… | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · For Lot 2 the Council seeks a provider that will support delivery on Merton's commitment | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carers FirstAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.