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Published 27 Feb 2024, 13:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Edge of Care Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£390,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2024awarded 4 Jun 2024
Awarded to Safe Families for Children

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Contract is required for the provision of an Edge of Care Service to support families in Lincolnshire who are at a time of crisis and are at risk of their Children/Young People (CYP) entering the Care of the Local Authority.

The Supplier shall operate a Volunteer network to assist in supporting families to prevent escalation of need; lower the risk of child abuse and neglect; and help reduce the overall number of CYP becoming a Child in Care (CiC) in Lincolnshire.

The service shall promote the importance of early intervention and support to families and CYP in Lincolnshire, and enhance the resilience of families. This shall enable sustained healthy parenting in order to help maintain CYP at home with their families.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The contract will run for a period of 24 months from 1st July 2024 until 30th June 2026, with the option to extend for a further 12 months from 1st July 2026 until 30th June 2027.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality of Service: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality of Service: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Yes
First published
27 Feb 2024, 13:20 GMT
Last source update
7 Jun 2024, 11:36 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN712220
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017701
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043d24 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2024, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Mar 2024, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Mar 2024 → 7 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2024, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2024, 16:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jun 2024, 11:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2024, 11:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £390,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Safe Families for Children£390,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.