Official UK procurement notice
SOL - 17032 - SOL-SCH Discretionary Crisis Fund 2024
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDiscretionary Crisis Fund 2024Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-upsLot 2 - White goodsLot 3 - FurnitureSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), Income and Awards operates a discretionary crisis grant scheme for customers who present in financial hardship. This scheme provides basic white goods, furniture and pre-paid meter top-ups to help customers resolve their immediate crisis and live independently in the community. All customers are assessed in accordance with the grant criteria which is available within the ITT documentation,Solihull Community Housing (SCH) operate a similar scheme and will be party to any Contract awarded following the conclusion of this ITT.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Pre-paid meter top-upsAwarded
Provision of pre-paid meter top-ups - see procurement documents for further details.
Lot #2White goodsAwarded
Provision of white goods - see procurement documents for further details.
Lot #3FurnitureAwarded
Provision of furniture - see procurement documents for further details.
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)
- As detailed in tender documentation: 40%
- As detailed in tender documentation: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- As detailed in tender documentation: 40
- As detailed in tender documentation: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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 Nov 2023, 10:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 May 2024, 17:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SOL - 17032- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016380- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041986Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
12 Dec 2023 → 23 May 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published23 May 2024, 17:17 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 May 2024, 17:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Pre-paid meter top-ups1 award | |||
| CHARIS GRANTS LIMITEDSMEDiscretionary Crisis Fund Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-ups | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · White goods1 award | |||
| Borshch LtdSMEDiscretionary Crisis Fund Lot 2 - White goods | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Furniture1 award | |||
| Furniture Resource CentreSMEDiscretionary Crisis Fund Lot 3 - Furniture | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-ups · CHARIS GRANTS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 6 May 2024
- Value
- £264,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 2 - White goods · Borshch LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- £299,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 3 - Furniture · Furniture Resource CentreSME
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2024
- Value
- £404,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pre-paid meter top-ups | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · White goods | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Furniture | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Borshch LtdAwarded supplier
- Charis Grants LtdAwarded supplier
- Furniture Resource Centre LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria