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Official UK procurement notice

Health Mentor Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£45,000≈ £45k / year · £54,000 inc. VAT4.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Mar 2025awarded 16 Apr 2025
Awarded to Evolve: A Social Impact Company Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 13 Apr 2026 · starts 14 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To place a health mentor for one day a week in 5 Wirral based secondary schools for an academic year. Their role would be to work with a cohort of the looked after children in those schools. They will hold mentor sessions, wrap around activities and focus on supporting/improving well-being and engagement with education.

CPV: Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£45,000
Contract period: 14 Apr 2025 – 13 Apr 2026 (1 yr)Value: £45,000 exc. VAT · £54,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
Authority reference
DN765812
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008916
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Secondary education services
Delivery area
North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ebfa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All responses must be uploaded electronically via the Chest portal.

procontract.due-north.com/register ↗

Timeline

12 Mar 2025 → 24 Apr 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    19 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    14 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 11:34 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    24 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

The deadline date for submissions has now been extended until 12 Noon on Friday 28th March 2025. The reason for this is for lack of initial interest on open opportunity

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £43,0501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Evolve: A Social Impact Company LimitedSMEVCSE25 Apr 2025 – 24 Apr 2026£43,05016 Apr 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders22—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender