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Published 7 Aug 2021, 11:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1245-T-LS Advocacy Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2021
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Adults Advocacy Services for eligible people who are residents of Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) and Bedford Borough Council (BBC); it does not include Luton Council. Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group (BLMKCCG) commissions Adult Advocacy Services in collaboration with CBC and BBC.This service supports the 4 overarching outcomes that the commissioners want to achieve from all preventative services we commission. These are that local people are:

  • Safe and secure
  • Able to live independently at home
  • Participating in the community
  • Not socially isolated or lonely

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Social services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Advocacy Support ServicesRenewal 3 yrs

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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost and Hours: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost and Hours: 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
7 Aug 2021, 11:16 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2021, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
CBC-1245-T-LS
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019139
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the communitySocial servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d232 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Sept 2021, 12:10 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Aug 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Aug 2021, 11:16 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2021, 12:10 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Priory House, Chicksands, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.