Official UK procurement notice
Debt and Money Advice Service
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council is looking to procure a Debt and Money Advice Service that will provide the following:
Debt advice
Welfare benefits and advice service
Money management and budgeting
Preventative services that stop residents getting into debt
Agreed routes for signposting to mental health services and/or specialist mental health organisations
The successful provider of this contract will be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality specialist debt and money advice service in Buckinghamshire, that is responsive and flexible to meet the diverse needs of our residents.
Buckinghamshire Council is of the view that TUPE may apply.
The contract term is 5 + 2 years. The anticipated service start date is 01/08/2024.
CPV: Financial consultancy services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Mar 2024, 17:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2024, 12:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN711813- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0445d8Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of
the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10
calendar days and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision
before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the
aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to
take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Apr 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Aug 2024, 12:24 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2024, 12:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire LtdSME | £2,406,834 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Debt and Money Advice Service · Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2024
- Value
- £2,406,834
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.