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Published 21 Aug 2023, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent (ASCHIW/2023/431*) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£452,029published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Sept 2023awarded 18 Dec 2023
Awarded to Engaging Communities Solutions (CIC)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provider of Healthwatch service for Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The service will:

  • Act as a local independent consumer champion representing the collective voices of

adults, children and young people, patients, service users, carers and the public

  • Support individuals to shape health and social care delivery, and influence the services

which they receive personally with commissioners, providers, regulators and Healthwatch

England using local knowledge and experiences of what matters to local people

  • Signpost people to an independent advocacy if they need help to complain about NHS

services

  • Support individuals to access information and advice about services

This contract falls under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime (LTR) -

Regulations 74 to 77. As such, the City Council will place an advert in Find a Tender Service

(FTS), publish an award notice and comply with the principles of transparency and equal

treatment

CPV: Medical practice and related services · Miscellaneous health services · Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The service will:Awarded

The service will:

  • Act as a local independent consumer champion representing the collective voices of

adults, children and young people, patients, service users, carers and the public

  • Support individuals to shape health and social care delivery, and influence the services

which they receive personally with commissioners, providers, regulators and Healthwatch

England using local knowledge and experiences of what matters to local people

  • Signpost people to an independent advocacy if they need help to complain about NHS

services

  • Support individuals to access information and advice about services

This contract falls under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime (LTR) -

Regulations 74 to 77. As such, the City Council will place an advert in Find a Tender Service

(FTS), publish an award notice and comply with the principles of transparency and equal

treatment

Delivery: West Midlands
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: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Knowledge, skills and competencies: 15%
  • Mobilisation and Implementation: 10%
  • Effective Model of Governance: 15%
  • Healthwatch principles and promotion: 15%
  • Insight and Intelligence: 15%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • price: 10%
  • Local Health and Social Care Economy: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Knowledge, skills and competencies: 15
  • Local Health and Social Care Economy: 10
  • Mobilisation and Implementation: 10
  • Effective Model of Governance: 15
  • Healthwatch principles and promotion: 15
  • Insight and Intelligence: 15
  • Presentation: 10
  • Price: 10
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
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
Yes
First published
21 Aug 2023, 14:46 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2024, 11:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN615342
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002384
Classification (CPV)
Medical practice and related servicesMiscellaneous health servicesSocial services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f59e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Sept 2023 → 24 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Jan 2024, 11:28 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2024, 11:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £452,0291 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Engaging Communities Solutions (CIC)SME£452,029 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 1HHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.