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Published 10 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

N/A · Secretary of State for the Home Department (Feb 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for the Home Department (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

9 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots per supplier
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£52,000,000total for 9 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2023awarded 26 Jun 2023
Awarded to MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED +6 more9 awards

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

An Enhanced Integration Package (EIP) was announced as part of the New Plan for Immigration (NPI) in support of the objective of better protecting and supporting those in genuine need. The NPI sets out our commitment to offer an 'enhanced integration package' to 'support refugees to integrate and become self-sufficient more quickly'. The EIP will be delivered under the name of 'Refugee Employability Programme' (REP). This package will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The REP will provide 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees arriving to help accelerate their progress as they adjust to life' in England.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · all with a published value (£52,102,000 together) · win at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 1 - North West)AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,795,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding can be secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 2 - North East)AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,875,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is approved)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 3 - Yorkshire & Humber)AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,310,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 4 - West Midlands)AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,675,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 5 - East Midlands)AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,798,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 6 - East of England)AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,506,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 7 - London)AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,339,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 8 - South West)AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,251,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 9 - South East)AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,553,000

The Refugee Employability Programme will ensure that refugees, arriving via safe and legal routes, have the tools they need to become fully independent and provide for themselves and their families. The core element to the package will be providing 'tailored and flexible employment support arrangements to refugees.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The potential length to extend will be 1 year + 1 year (provided further funding is secured)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

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

Lot distribution rule: 1.1.2 The Authority has, pursuant to regulation 46(4) of the Regulations decided to limit the number of Lots that may be awarded to any one Bidder to a maximum of three (3) Lots except where a Bidder is the sole Bidder for more than three (3) Lots; in this situation the Authority reserves the right to award more than three (3) Lots to any one Bidder.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 37.5 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3.8 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
8 Aug 2023, 10:46 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
C22261
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023030
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0315fc Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Home Office uses an eSourcing toolkit to enable its sourcing activities to be conducted over the internet. In order to express an interest, please follow the steps set out below. The procurement will be managed electronically using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. The eSourcing Portal is an online application that allows suppliers to create and submit their Tender responses to any requests for information, requests for quotes, or requests for proposals via the internet rather than in paper form. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html by following the link to Register. All suppliers interested in learning more about any potential contract opportunities described in this contract notice should submit their details (company name, lead contact name, lead contact email address and telephone number), including the Lot reference you are interested in bidding for, in the first instance, to the following address: [email protected] Arrangements will then be made for registered suppliers to access the eSourcing Portal for this opportunity so that they can provide a signed non-disclosure agreement to enable access to the Refugee Employability Procurement Documents and ITT event on the eSourcing Portal. Any expressions of interest not submitted in the required format (or containing the requested information) may be rejected. Participants are requested to express interest by Friday 13 January 2023, to allow sufficient time for the tender administrative process and submission of responses. The Authority requires new participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to be invited to participate in the competition for this project. On receipt of an email detailed above, the Authority will either confirm receipt of an NDA as part of market engagement or provide access to the NDA document through the eSourcing portal. If required, the Authority will expect participants to download and reattach a signed copy of the NDA to the event. When saving the 'pdf' document, please ensure that you include the participant organisation's name in the filename. Once a correctly signed NDA is received by the authority, participants will be invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) event and will be able to access all of the project documentation. The closing date for submissions will be 3pm on Monday 23 January 2023. ITT Response clarification requests must be submitted no later than 12pm on Friday 13 January 2023. The Authority reserve the right to delay or adjust our timetables or such other aspects of the procurement as we consider appropriate and will notify all bidders of any changes as and when these are required.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
21 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT

Timeline

30 May 2022 → 31 Oct 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Aug 2023, 10:46 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Oct 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2022
  1. Published value published: £52,000,000
    21 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 13 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    21 Nov 2022, 16:13 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2023, 10:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 9
Awarded value £45,211,1119 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 305 from SMEs
Contracts signed 9latest 26 Jun 2023

Contracts

  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 8 - South West) · International Rescue Committee UK

    Signed
    26 Jun 2023
    Value
    £2,430,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 1 - North West) · MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £6,460,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 2 - North East) · Reed in Partnership Ltd

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,450,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme · The Growth Company Limited

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £5,710,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 4 - West Midlands) · MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £5,260,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 5 - East Midlands) · Twin Training International

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,240,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 6 - East of England · Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £2,111,111
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 7 - London) · Reed in Partnership Ltd

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £12,810,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 9 - South East) · Palladium International Limited

    Signed
    12 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,740,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 1 - North West)5bids · 5 electronic1——
2 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 2 - North East)2bids · 2 electronic———
3 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 3 - Yorkshire & Humber)5bids · 5 electronic1——
4 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 4 - West Midlands)5bids · 5 electronic1——
5 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 5 - East Midlands)2bids · 5 electronic1——
6 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 6 - East of England)3bids · 3 electronic1——
7 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 7 - London)4bids · 4 electronic———
8 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 8 - South West)1bids · 1 electronic———
9 · Contract for the provision of Refugee Employability Programme (Lot 9 - South East)3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Home OfficeContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • N/AReview body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

7 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria