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Published 25 Jan 2021, 13:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HCC - 01/21 - Provision of Community Opportunity Services

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£32,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021awarded 6 Aug 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an award notice, and this opportunity is closed. Please see section V (award of contract) for further details. Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) has established a contract for The Provision of a Community Opportunity Service. Please note that the value entered in V.2.4 is for the full contract period.

CPV: Social work and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 60 suppliers · 94 bids received (1.6 per place) · 64 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£32,400,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Option to extend for a further three (3) years · This Framework Agreement will be reviewed at the end of the Framework Agreement period.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: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100%
  • Price: 0%
What this means for your bid
  • “HCC - 01/21 - Provision of Community Opportunity Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 60 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
25 Jan 2021, 13:38 GMT
Last source update
6 Sept 2021, 10:47 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
HCC2012603
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022008
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d05 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) 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 and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.

Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: [email protected] or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:30.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Framework Agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Framework Agreement.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 6 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Sept 2021, 10:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2021, 10:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 64admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 9471 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Provision of a Community Opportunity Service

    Signed
    6 Aug 2021
    Value
    £32,400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
94bids · 94 electronic · 94 from abroad71——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Pegs Lane , HERTFORD, East of England, SG13 8DEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point HERTFORD
  • Chief Legal Officer, Hertfordshire County CouncilReview contact point Hertford

Framework contractors & participating bidders

64 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 64 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

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