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Published 9 Jun 2023, 17:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Advice Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2023awarded 30 Aug 2023
Awarded to Worcester Citizens Advice Worcestershire and Hereford

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Community Advice ServiceWorcestershire County Council Communities and Partnership Team are seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver a quality assured ‘Community Advice service supporting the residents of Worcestershire. The service will support the most underrepresented members of our community, meeting the needs and desired outcomes of those that request support. The Community Advice service will offer free, easy to access and independent advice to all adults to help address the challenges that are affecting their lives, this will utilise a range of channels to ensure the most effective and efficient service delivery is available. The service will include both short term support and longer-term case support in line with the individual’s needs.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Community Advice ServiceAwarded

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
9 Jun 2023, 17:23 BST
Last source update
27 Sept 2023, 11:34 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
WCC 00003322
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028483
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d540 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jul 2023 → 27 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Sept 2023, 11:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Sept 2023, 11:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Worcester Citizens Advice Worcestershire and HerefordSME£3,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.