Official UK procurement notice
IA2805 Mediation Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStaffordshire County Council is procuring a framework agreement to deliver a variety of tools and solutions which will include the provision of workplace mediation to all colleagues across the organisation, to include the supply of Facilitated Conversations and mediation support for employees.
The purpose of this framework agreement is to make arrangements for the provision of flexible short term, early intervention support for employees when a disagreement occurs in the workplace.
CPV: Arbitration and conciliation services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 15 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Nov 2022
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Promoting & Awareness: 10%
- Quality Performance: 10%
- Implementation: 10%
- Knowledge & Experience: 10%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
- Promoting & Awareness: 10
- Quality Performance: 10
- Implementation: 10
- Knowledge & Experience: 10
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “IA2805 Mediation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jul 2022, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN1381- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031891- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03506fFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 Calendar Day standstill period (or
15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tenderer, and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the contracting authority will not conclude the contract/framework agreement. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/
framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations
2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific Page 72 to 72 contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is
generally, 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Aug 2022, 13:00 BST
Timeline
18 Aug 2022 → 10 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Aug 2022, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2022
- Notice published10 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jul 2022- Buyer details updated12 Jul 2022, 09:03 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextInformation about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system · IV 1 3 | The procurement involves the establishment of a contract | The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement Framework agreement with one operator Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement One |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
IA2805 Mediation Services
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2022
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 30 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15bids · 15 electronic | 15 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Staffordshire County CounciMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Essential Mediation Solutions LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.