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Published 21 May 2021, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DE - CCMS FSCN Primary School Counselling Services

Official notice

Authority: Department of Education (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021awarded 20 Jul 2021
Awarded to RELATE NORTHERN IRELAND

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DE - CCMS FSCN Primary School Counselling Services

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Extensions: 4 Optional extensions of 1year eachVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 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 · 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
21 May 2021, 16:15 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID3454227
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017050
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b3da Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)and, where... appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is... communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see.... Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract.... requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory.... levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory.... levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their.... performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional.... misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central. register.... of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in. receipt of a... Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three. years from the... date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being. undertaken by... Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy...

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 → 23 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RELATE NORTHERN IRELANDSMEContract£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Rathgael House, Balloo Road, BANGER, UK, BT19 7PRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.Review body uk

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RELATE NORTHERN IRELANDAwarded supplier 3 - 4 GLENGALL STREET, BELFAST, UK, BT12 5ABContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria