DfT Workplace Adjustments: A Package Covering Assessments, Software Procurement and related Management

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£320,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Bennett Workplace Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract has been awarded, via a competitive procedure, to Bennett Workplace Solutions Ltd. The supplier will provide workplace assessments and specialised software which is outside the remit of standard IT provision for staff. This includes software and assessments for staff with disability and/or health conditions, such as (holistic) Workplace Needs Assessments for those who are neurodiverse.

The service will include providing any compatible equipment, relevant advice, coaching or training on the software items in scope of this requirement, as well as workplace strategy coaching.

The contract has an initial term of 1 year, beginning on 9th December 2023 and concluding on 6th December 2024. It includes options to extend for a further:

One year from 09 December 2024 to 07 December 2025
One year from 08 December 2025 to 06 December 2026
One year from 07 December 2026 to 05 December 2027

These options are to be offered at the Department for Transport's discretion (and subject to internal approvals), and the award of this contract does not constitute a commitment to extend. The maximum annual value of this contract is £80,000.00, excluding VAT.

CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The contract has an initial term of 1 year, beginning on 9th December 2023 and concluding on 6th December 2024. It includes options to extend for a further: • One year from 09 December 2024 to 07 December 2025 • One year from 08 December 2025 to 06 December 2026 • One year from 07 December 2026 to 05 December 2027

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Dec 2023, 10:34 GMT
Last source update: 8 Dec 2023, 10:34 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-036172
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0422a7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The award of this contract follows the publication of an ex ante transparency notice:
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033416-2023 ↗
This contract was awarded following an early market engagement exercise, in which suppliers were invited to submit an expression of interest via. a notice on Contracts Finder:
www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b51a027b-6175… ↗
The call for expressions of interest was published on 24 July 2023. Respondents to this call were then invited to submit a tender. A notice was initially omitted because the approved spend on the contract, barring extension options is below the threshold for publication. This voluntary transparency notice aims to remedy, due to the fact that if all extension contracts are utilised, the maximum value of the contract will be £320,000.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £320,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bennett Workplace Solutions LtdProvision of DfT Workplace Adjustments: A Package Covering Assessments, Software Procurement and Management	£320,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of DfT Workplace Adjustments: A Package Covering Assessments, Software Procurement and Management · Bennett Workplace Solutions Ltd
Signed
7 Dec 2023
Value
£320,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTransport Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, UK, SW1P 4DRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bennett Workplace Solutions LtdAwarded supplier Bennett House, Viking Street, Bolton, UK, BL3 2RR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.