Official UK procurement notice
North East Lincolnshire Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Framework
Authority: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEquans Services Ltd on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council (the Authority) is seeking suitably qualified contractors for the renewal of the DFG framework.
The framework will deliver the authority's Disabled Facilities Grants, which provides essential adaptations to give disabled individuals better freedom of movement around the house,
emergency grants to home owner occupiers unable to finance emergency repairs and home appreciation loans to eligible homeowner occupiers to allow them to bring the property up to a Decent Homes Standard.
- Recurrence: Autumn 2027
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 11 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Traditional DFGCancelledRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
The Disabled Facilities Grant allows for:
- adaptations of bathrooms for people who are unable to use a conventional shower or bath,
- home improvement works including damp proofing, electrical works, plumbing and heating works, minor adaptations to kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, repair/renew/alter windows, doors and roof,
- major adaptations works including property extensions, complex cases where major adaptions are made internally to a property to meet the client's needs,
- ramps: permanent and temporary ramps to allow access into and out of the home.
Grants are awarded up to the maximum of 30 000 GBP. In some cases by exception the value may be exceeded and either additional funding is applied for or the difference is made up by the occupant of the property.
In these circumstances the additional funding will be determined prior to award of the contract.
The framework will provide a mechanism for these works to be carried via either direct award for projects under the value of
20 000 GBP or via a mini competition over the value of 20 000 GBP.
The number of contractors the authority is seeking is undefined as all tenderers meeting the minimum scoring criteria, as stated in the tender documents, will be permitted to the framework.
Lot #2Contractor Delivery ProgrammeCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
The Disabled Facilities Grant allows for:
- adaptations of bathrooms for people who are unable to use a conventional shower or bath,
- home improvement works including damp proofing, electrical works, plumbing and heating works, minor adaptations to kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, repair/renew/alter windows, doors and roof,
- ramps: permanent and temporary ramps to allow access into and out of the home.
The framework will provide a mechanism for these works to be carried via either direct award for projects under
the value of 20 000 GBP .
The number of contractors the authority is seeking is undefined as all tenderers meeting the minimum scoring criteria, as stated in the tender documents, will be permitted to the framework.
What 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 (13)
- Knowledge and Skills: 15
- Works Management: 15
- Quality Assurance: 10
- Management of Subcontractors: 5
- Variations: 5
- Defect Management: 8
- Asbestos: 8
- Health and Safety: 15
- Team Structure: 5
- Vulnerable Clients: 6
- price: 60
- Corporate Social Responsibility: 4
- Climate, Environment, and Waste Management: 4
Published award criteria (13)
- Knowledge and Skills: 15
- Works Management: 15
- Quality Assurance: 10
- Management of Subcontractors: 5
- Variations: 5
- Defect Management: 8
- Asbestos: 8
- Health and Safety: 15
- Team Structure: 5
- Vulnerable Clients: 6
- Corporate Social Responsibility: 4
- Climate, Environment, and Waste Management: 4
- Price: 60%
- Suitability
Must have CHAS/SSIP accreditation.
Constructionline is desirable but not essential
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “North East Lincolnshire Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Framework” 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Autumn 2027
- First published
- 31 Oct 2023, 14:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2024, 16:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
80345- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041092Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contractor will be both the CDM Principal contractor and designer. This service is an integral part of our service improvement plan, to accelerate the delivery of our Disabled Facilities grants. The intention is to provide quality / value for money adaptations directly leaving employers agent more capacity to deliver the increasing volume of complex cases. Contractors will be required to work directly with occupational therapists and clients to ensure the solutions offered by the principal contractor meet the medical need for the referral.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Dec 2023, 13:01 GMT
Timeline
1 Dec 2023 → 15 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened1 Dec 2023, 13:01 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Apr 2024, 16:14 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Nov 2023- Deadline moved to 15 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT30 Nov 2023, 10:31 GMT+14 days · was 1 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2024, 16:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 1 Dec 2023 | 15 Dec 2023 | +14 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast14 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Traditional DFG
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contractor Delivery Programme
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Traditional DFG | 11bids · 11 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Contractor Delivery Programme | 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North East Lincolnshire Council Legal ServicesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Able 4 Enterprise LtdFramework contractor
- Askerton Homes LimitedFramework contractor
- E.S.Rudkin LimitedFramework contractor
- F.R. Townsend & Co LimitedFramework contractor
- J.P. Developers LimitedFramework contractor
- TSPro LtdFramework contractor
- Topcon Building LimitedFramework contractor
- Vic Hansen Building & Joinery LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria