Official UK procurement notice
EDR-23-005 Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service for Post Primary Mainstream Schools, Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS Provisions
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHolistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service for Post Primary Mainstream Schools, Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS Provisions
- Recurrence: July 2024
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£28,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Post Primary MainstreamAwardedPublished value£23,000,000
Lot #2Post Primary Special Schools and EOTASAwardedPublished value£5,000,000
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Post Primary Mainstream | 60% | 30% | 10% | |
| 2 · Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS | 60% | 30% | 10% |
- Suitability
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- Economic & financial standing
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · July 2024
- First published
- 19 Dec 2023, 09:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 May 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021032- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0426b1Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- Review procedure
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 (as amended).
Publisher note: Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. . As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. . This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. . EA reserves the right to: . 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 May 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 26 Aug 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Mar 2024
- Bids opened28 May 2024, 15:30 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
- Bids must remain valid until26 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Apr 2024- Published value published: £28,000,00026 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
- Status changed to active26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
- Deadline published: 28 May 2024, 15:00 BST26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
- Deadline moved to 3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST21 May 2024, 09:14 BST+6 days · was 28 May 2024, 15:00 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 28 May 2024 | 3 Jun 2024 | +6 d |
The tender submission deadline has been extended until 3pm 3rd June 2024 and the deadline for clarifications has been extended until 3pm on 28th May 2024.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Post Primary Mainstream1 award | |||
| ACTION MENTAL HEALTH, ACTION ON SUBSTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RELATED TRAINING ASCERTSME, LINKS COUNSELLING SERVICE, Northdown Enterprises Ltd NELNI trading as FamilyworksSME, SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTDSMEjoint award | £19,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS1 award | |||
| ACTION MENTAL HEALTH, MAKE A MELODY LTD.SME, Northdown Enterprises Ltd NELNI trading as FamilyworksSMEjoint award | £4,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Post Primary Mainstream · ACTION MENTAL HEALTH, ACTION ON SUBSTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RELATED TRAINING ASCERTSME, LINKS COUNSELLING SERVICE, Northdown Enterprises Ltd NELNI trading as FamilyworksSME, SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTDSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2024
- Value
- £19,300,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS · ACTION MENTAL HEALTH, MAKE A MELODY LTD.SME, Northdown Enterprises Ltd NELNI trading as FamilyworksSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2024
- Value
- £4,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Post Primary Mainstream | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- ACTION MENTAL HEALTHAwarded supplier
- ACTION ON SUBSTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RELATED TRAINING ASCERTAwarded supplier
- LINKS COUNSELLING SERVICE LTDAwarded supplier
- MAKE A MELODY LTD.Awarded supplier
- Northdown Enterprises Ltd NELNI trading as FamilyworksAwarded supplier
- Spectrum Wellness UK Ltd trading as Spectrum.LifeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.