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Published 31 May 2023, 09:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Having A Voice - Supporting People with Learning Disabilities

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£240,000≈ £80k / year
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2023awarded 7 Sept 2023
Awarded to SpeakEasy N.O.W.
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This open Light Touch Regime tender is to commission a service to support people with Learning Disabilities to contribute to the co-production of services in Worcestershire. Previously advertised - PIN IT-336-3257-WCC 00003257.Worcestershire County Council want people with learning disabilities to be able to tell us what they think about the services we provide in Worcestershire. In Worcestershire this is achieved through the following forums;People's Parliament.The Learning Disability Partnership Board.Please refer to full tender documents for more information.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Tender will be run as Light Touch Regime, a modified open procedure based on…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£240,000

The Tender will be run as Light Touch Regime, a modified open procedure based on Regulations 27, and 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and will comprise of one application stage; selection and evaluation being run concurrently. Only Bidders meeting selection requirements will be considered for evaluation and award of the contract. Providers must pass the Standard Selection Questionnaire.The contract for the service will be for a period of three years with the option to extend up to a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the contract will start October 2023. Further details of the Service required, and the Tender process are set out in the document set for this Tender. TUPE may apply.Evaluation will be based on 5 questions, ratio 90% quality, 10% social value,. Price is not an element of evaluation as the service budget is determined by the Council.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sept 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Worcestershire
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years (30/09/2028).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
  • Price

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
31 May 2023, 09:00 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2023, 10:07 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
WCC 00003301
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026426
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d06b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jun 2023 → 31 Oct 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Sept 2023, 10:07 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Oct 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Sept 2023, 10:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SpeakEasy N.O.W.£240,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Having A Voice - Supporting People with Learning Disabilities · SpeakEasy N.O.W.

    Signed
    7 Sept 2023
    Value
    £240,000
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Head of Commercial, Worcestershire County CouncilReview body Worcester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SpeakEasy N.O.W.Awarded supplierCharity 1106914 St Richards House, 22 Victoria Square, Droitwich, West Midlands, WR9 8DSContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria