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Published 9 May 2023, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HCC – Jun 23 - Provision of Extra Care Services

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,300,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2023awarded 7 Jan 2024
Awarded to Abbots Care Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,300,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Option to extend the initial Contract period for further period(s) of up to two (2) years, at the Council’s sole discretion. · This Contract will be reviewed at the end of the Contract 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: Price - 0

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 May 2023, 15:29 BST
Last source update
15 Feb 2024, 10:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
HCC2314846
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005039
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c73f 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 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 https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home and follow the on-screen guidanceIn accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council's procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system. 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.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 Contract 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 Contract.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
Submission deadline
19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

30 Jun 2023 → 15 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    15 Feb 2024, 10:27 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2023
  1. Published value published: £2,300,000
    27 Jun 2023, 13:40 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jun 2023, 13:40 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Jun 2023, 13:40 BST
  4. Deadline published: 19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
    27 Jun 2023, 13:40 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2024, 10:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 93 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbots Care Limited SMEProvision of Extra Care Services£2,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Extra Care Services · Abbots Care Limited SME

    Signed
    7 Jan 2024
    Value
    £2,300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire County Council

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point Hertford
  • High Court Review contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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