Official UK procurement notice
Community Link Worker and Distress Brief Intervention Services
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the Services / Contract is to deliver appropriate support to adults residing in West Lothian who have mild to moderate mental health problems, as well as those in acute psychological distress (the DBI part of the service). Individuals will be supported to identify personal outcomes and priorities and will be provided with specialist advice on a range of issues; this may involve signposting to other social or clinical services.
CPV: Health and social work 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 Questions: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
Where required, contracts that fall within the specific risk sectors as defined by Police Scotland, or, where there is a suspicion that risk may be present, WLC will provide Police Scotland information on the representatives of the bidder (SPD Part 2B) to allow Police Scotland to review and provide feedback on information provided.
Please note: when completing SPD section 1.12 Part 2B, this should be completed using personal information as follows: your full name including any middle names as it appears on your birth and/or marriage certificate; the day date and month you were born and the location of your birth; and your home address and postcode. The name entered must be consistent with any birth certificate, marriage certificate etc. Failure to provide the correct information may result in your bid being excluded from the tender process or an offer of contract being withdrawn should the information prove to be incomplete or incorrect at a later stage.
- Economic & financial standing
With reference to SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts.
In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3-year period.
It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status.
In the event that a firm does not…
Minimum: Employers Liability 10,000,000 GBP (Ten Million GBP) subject to legislative requirements. Professional Indemnity 2,000,000 GBP (Two Million GBP) Public liability 10,000,000 GBP (Five Million GBP) - Employers should hold insurance at a minimum level of 5m GBP in line with current … - Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide a minimum of 1 example of experience of delivering a Mental Health Link Worker Service or Distress Brief Intervention Service.
Examples should demonstrate providing a service as outlined in the tender specification, this should be a contract that is of an approximate value (or more). Your response should include the contract values.
These will be scored on a pass/fail basis therefore further evaluation will not take place if unsuitable information is provided.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate and have quality grades of 3 or above as a minimum. Evidence will be requested in the Technical Envelope of the tender. Failure to provide evidence may result in your tender being rejected.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · 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
- 9 Oct 2024, 09:01 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CC13772- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017804- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a6ecFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: TUPE – The incoming Contractor is responsible for obtaining legal and professional advice about relevant TUPE implications. CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. West Lothian Council is committed to maximising Community Benefits from its procurement activities. Under this procurement, the contractor, and its supply chain, will be required to support the authority’s economic, social and environmental objectives relating to participation in skills development, training and employment initiatives and other value-added contributions. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social, economic and environmental considerations. While the Community Benefits Information will in no way be scored/evaluated/taken into account beyond the requirement that it is included in the bidder’s Tender Submission, if the Community Benefits Information contains any Community Benefits, these will be accepted by the Authority via the contract variation process and will be enforceable as part of the contract. Accordingly, where a contract is awarded to a bidder whose Tender Submission included Community Benefits, the bidder will be required to deliver those Community Benefits as part of the contract. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:797487)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Nov 2024 → 30 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)SME | £3,172,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017804-2025-CC13772-1 · SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)SME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £3,172,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.