Official UK procurement notice
Direct Payment Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Croydon (‘the Council") is awarding a contract for the provision of a Direct Payment service. The full scope of the contract requirements are provided in the Service Specification, which formed part of the Tender Documents. The Contracts is for a period of 10 years (the "Term").This procurement was carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the PCR 2015.The required Services were procured via a competitive tendering process run electronically via the Croydon Tenders Portal. (in-tendhost.co.uk).
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The London Borough of Croydon is awarding a contract for the provision of a Direct…AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
The London Borough of Croydon is awarding a contract for the provision of a Direct Payment service. This procurement was carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the PCR 2015.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As described within the tender documentation.
- 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
- 14 Jan 2025, 15:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
LBC/TN/401- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035012- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cffaFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As described within the procurement documentation.
- Review procedure
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and are time limited. Any proceedings must be brought in the high court of England and Wales.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Feb 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2025, 11:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Centre for Independent Living Ltd SMEDirect Payment Single ServiceSubcontracting: declared | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Direct Payment Single Service · Kingston Centre for Independent Living Ltd SME
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,289,900
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2035
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HM Courts and Tribunal ServiceMediation bodyReview body
- HM Courts and Tribunal ServicesReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kingston Centre for Independent Living Ltd Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria