Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Abuse Accommodation Support Framework
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedCommunity Support Framework · tender expected
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSuffolk County Council is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide Domestic Abuse Accommodation Support. This procurement is for services listed within schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as a result are subject to the Light Touch Regime under those regulations. Therefore, the Council is not obliged to comply with the full requirements of the 2015 Regulations, however the principles will be applied. The framework will be for a duration of 3 years commencing 1st April 2023 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The anticipated total value of the framework (including the extension period) is approximately £375,000. The framework will consist of 5 lots. The submission deadline is 8th November 2022 at 12noon.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2023, This procurement complies with the Light Touch Regime Open procedure.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Specialist support designed specifically for victims with relevant protected characteristicsAwarded
Specialist support designed specifically for victims with relevant protected characteristics (including ‘by and for’), such as faith services, translators and interpreters, immigration advice, interpreters for victims identifying as deaf and / or hard of hearing, and dedicated support for LGBTQ+ victims [not limited to].
Lot #2Specialist support designed specifically for victims with additional and / or complex needsAwarded
Specialist support designed specifically for victims with additional and / or complex needs such as, mental health advice and support, drug and alcohol advice and support [not limited to].
Lot #3Children’s supportAwarded
Children’s support – including play therapy, child advocacy or a specialist children worker (for example, a young people’s violence advisor, IDVA or outreach worker specialised in working with children).
Lot #4Counselling and therapy - IndividualCancelled
Counselling and therapy – (individual) for both adults and children, including emotional wellbeing support children’s support – including play therapy, child advocacy or a specialist children worker (for example, a young people’s violence advisor, IDVA or outreach worker specialised in working with children).
Lot #5Counselling and therapy - GroupCancelled
Counselling and therapy – (group) for both adults and children, including emotional wellbeing support children’s support – including play therapy, child advocacy or a specialist children worker (for example, a young people’s violence advisor, IDVA or outreach worker specialised in working with children).
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: 80%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Domestic Abuse Accommodation Support Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2022, 16:46 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2023, 11:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CD1381- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016258- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037190Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)
Publisher note: Please note the value of £375,000 is the total contract value for all Lots (including the extension period).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Nov 2022 → 8 Jun 2023 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 Jun 2023, 11:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2023, 11:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £375,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Specialist support designed specifically for victims with relevant protected characteristics
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Specialist support designed specifically for victims with additional and / or complex needs
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Children’s support
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Specialist support designed specifically for victims with relevant protected characteristics | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Specialist support designed specifically for victims with additional and / or complex needs | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Children’s support | 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Anglia Care TrustFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria