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Published 18 May 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

City Advice Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT50% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Jun 2021awarded 25 Jan 2022
Awarded to Toynbee Hall

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues

The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is £200,000 and this cannot be exceeded.

CPV: Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
Delivery: UK, London
Extensions: The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years.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: 70Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Price: 30%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than 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
18 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2022, 16:30 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jun 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008600
Classification (CPV)
Provision of services to the community
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b27a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: The City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a City Advice Service. The City Advice Service is a service providing free advice and information to City Residents, tenants on all out of City estates, students and City workers. Advice spans a wide range of subject areas with the top four categories remaining welfare benefits, housing, debt and employment issues The duration of the contract is 2 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 4 years. The annual budget sum for the service is £200,000 and this cannot be exceeded

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
15 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

Timeline

15 Jun 2021 → 30 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Mar 2022, 16:30 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2022, 16:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Toynbee HallSME£400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • City Advice Service · Toynbee HallSME

    Signed
    25 Jan 2022
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of London Corporation

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall, London, UK, EC2P 2EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Toynbee HallAwarded supplier 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS, London, UK, E1 6LS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.