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Published 19 Dec 2023, 09:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

EDR-23-005 Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service for Post Primary Mainstream Schools, Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS Provisions

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£28,000,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2024awarded 9 Jul 2024
Awarded to ACTION MENTAL HEALTH +5 more2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Holistic Options for Promoting REsilience (HOPE) Independent School Counselling and Therapy Service for Post Primary Mainstream Schools, Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS Provisions

  • Recurrence: July 2024

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£28,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Post Primary MainstreamAwardedPublished value£23,000,000
Lot #2Post Primary Special Schools and EOTASAwardedPublished value£5,000,000

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Post Primary Mainstream60%30%10%
2 · Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS60%30%10%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.

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

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · July 2024
First published
19 Dec 2023, 09:28 GMT
Last source update
10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
Award evaluation window
28 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021032
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesGuidance servicesHealth and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0426b1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. . As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. . This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. . EA reserves the right to: . 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice..

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 May 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Mar 2024 → 26 Aug 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Mar 2024
  2. Bids opened
    28 May 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Apr 2024
  1. Published value published: £28,000,000
    26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
  4. Deadline published: 28 May 2024, 15:00 BST
    26 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 3 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
    21 May 2024, 09:14 BST
    +6 days · was 28 May 2024, 15:00 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2024, 11:46 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2)28 May 20243 Jun 2024+6 d

The tender submission deadline has been extended until 3pm 3rd June 2024 and the deadline for clarifications has been extended until 3pm on 28th May 2024.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £24,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 169 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Jul 2024

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Post Primary Mainstream10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad5——
2 · Post Primary Special Schools and EOTAS6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.