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Published 31 Jul 2023, 18:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HCC 02/24 - The Provision of Supported Living Services in Hertfordshire

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£187,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2024awarded 31 Jan 2025
Next notice expected 27 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of Supported Living Services in Hertfordshire. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.

CPV: Community action programme · Community health services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Residential health facilities services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for disabled people

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 120 suppliers · 331 bids received (2.8 per place) · 68 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£187,000,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Option to extend for a total period or cumulative periods of up to three further years. · This Framework Agreement will be reviewed at the end of the Framework Agreement term.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
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: Price - 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see the tender document set.

What this means for your bid
  • “HCC 02/24 - The Provision of Supported Living Services in Hertfordshire” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 120 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Jul 2023, 18:28 BST
Last source update
4 Feb 2025, 13:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
HCC2314888
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003646
Classification (CPV)
Community action programmeCommunity health servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesResidential health facilities servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodationSocial work services without accommodation
+1 moreWelfare services for disabled people
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ebdf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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 Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Framework Agreement before a Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Framework Agreement 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 https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home and follow the on-screen guidanceThis 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.Any clarifications regarding this opportunity must be raised through Correspondence area in the eTendering system.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, 8:30-17:00.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.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other providers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.

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
Appointment period ends
29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jul 2023 → 4 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    27 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    4 Feb 2025, 13:51 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2024
  1. Published value published: £187,000,000
    20 Feb 2024, 10:29 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Feb 2024, 10:29 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    20 Feb 2024, 10:29 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
    20 Feb 2024, 10:29 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    20 Feb 2024, 10:29 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    4 Feb 2025, 13:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 68admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 331284 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2025

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

Contracts

  • The Provision of Supported Living Services in Hertfordshire

    Signed
    31 Jan 2025
    Value
    £187,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
331bids · 331 electronic · 331 from abroad284——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Farnham House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage , East of England, SG1 2FQContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

68 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 68 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

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Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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