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Published 17 May 2021, 10:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Isle of Wight Sensory Service

Official notice

Authority: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£975,000≈ £195k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2021awarded 26 Nov 2021
Awarded to Isle of Wight Society for the Blind
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

Re-procurement plannedIsle of Wight Sensory Loss Support Service · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Isle of Wight Council (“the Authority”) invited Tenders from suitably qualified suppliers (“Potential Suppliers”) for the provision of an Isle of Wight Sensory Service.

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Isle of Wight Council (“The Authority”) are to deliver a Sensory Service that will…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£975,000

Isle of Wight Council (“The Authority”) are to deliver a Sensory Service that will provide specialist assessments of need, targeted support, information, and advice for people with sight, hearing, and dual sensory impairments on the Isle of Wight.

By delivering services which support the full range of sensory impairments, the service will reduce duplication and create a simple pathway, for people living with multiple sensory impairments enabling them to access the support they need.

The aim of the service is to promote and support independence; by providing access to a wide variety of high quality resources and support options, as well as information and advice which will support people with sensory loss to live full and active lives.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The term of the contract shall be 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months at the sole discretion of the Authority.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: 60%Price: 37.5%Social value: 2.5%
Published sub-criteria (14)
  • Methodology - Overview of organisation and it's ability to deliver the specification: 7.5%
  • Methodology - Identifying and overcoming risks and challenges: 10%
  • Methodology - Measuring outcomes and evidence: 5%
  • Communication Strategy - Promotion of your organisation in partnership with other agencies: 5%
  • Communication Strategy - Working in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders: 2.5%
  • Communication Strategy - Communication methods: 4%
  • Staff Recruitment and Training - Recruitment, induction, supervision and training: 8.5%
  • Staff Recruitment and Training - Workforce monitoring: 2.5%
  • Quality - Quality personnel, measures and management: 7.5%
  • Mobilisation - Mobilisation challenges: 5%
  • Mobilisation - Effective TUPE transfer: 2.5%
  • Quality - Feedback and improvement: 7.5%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 2.5%
Published award criteria (14)
  • Methodology - Overview of organisation and it's ability to deliver the specification: 7.5
  • Methodology - Identifying and overcoming risks and challenges: 10
  • Methodology - Measuring outcomes and evidence: 5
  • Communication Strategy - Promotion of your organisation in partnership with other agencies: 5
  • Communication Strategy - Working in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders: 2.5
  • Communication Strategy - Communication methods: 4
  • Staff Recruitment and Training - Recruitment, induction, supervision and training: 8.5
  • Staff Recruitment and Training - Workforce monitoring: 2.5
  • Quality - Quality personnel, measures and management: 7.5
  • Quality - Feedback and improvement: 7.5
  • Mobilisation - Mobilisation challenges: 5
  • Mobilisation - Effective TUPE transfer: 2.5
  • Social Value: 2.5
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 37.5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.8 points. 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 May 2021, 10:00 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2022, 16:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN567777
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004843
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ34)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b1a0 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Prior to awarding the contract the Authority shall observe a 10 day stand still period.

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
15 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    15 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    21 Feb 2022, 16:10 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2021
  1. Published value published: £975,000
    10 Sept 2021, 14:11 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    10 Sept 2021, 14:11 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    10 Sept 2021, 14:11 BST
  4. Deadline published: 15 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
    10 Sept 2021, 14:11 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2022, 16:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £975,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Isle of Wight Society for the BlindSME£975,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Isle of Wight Council

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, High Street, Newport, South East, PO30 1UDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

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.