Official UK procurement notice
CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council (“ECC”) currently commission Fostering & Adoption Medical Advisory Services across the 4 ECC quadrants North, West, Mid and South. This service is required to deliver the statutory functions for the provision of medical advisory reports to Fostering and Adoption Panels as set out in the Adoption Services Regulations 2005, the Fostering Services Regulations 2011 and the National Minimum Standards for both Adoption and Fostering. Current contracts for the service are due to expire in March 2024. ECC are looking to procure a 3-year contract for the four ECC quadrants. The medical advisor should be a paediatrician who is fully registered with the GMC and has an enhanced DBS check.
CPV: Community health services · Medical practice and related services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality): 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality): 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Aug 2023, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2024, 15:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN701933- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014843- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03efc5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Jan 2024, 09:05 GMT
Timeline
6 Oct 2023 → 9 May 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected6 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Jan 2024, 09:05 GMT
- Notice published9 May 2024, 15:09 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2023- Status changed to active18 Dec 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Dec 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 26 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT18 Dec 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 May 2024, 15:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £521,340 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CFPH001 Fostering and Adoption Medicals · EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2024
- Value
- £521,340
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.