Official UK procurement notice
Procurement for supply of research services - Evaluation of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme
Authority: ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£250,000≈ £81k / year0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2023awarded 10 Nov 2023
Awarded to ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 30 Oct 2026 · starts 2 Oct 2023
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trustee Limited acting as trustee of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund ("the Trust") conducted a procurement for an evaluation of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme.
CPV: Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Evaluation of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness ProgrammeAwardedPublished value£250,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Budgets were valued against the lowest bid: 10
Published award criteria (1)
- Budgets were valued against the lowest bid: 10%
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
Please refer to the ITT documentation.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 10 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2024, 14:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Sept 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec1aFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Sept 2023 → 7 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 Jun 2024, 14:40 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jun 2024, 14:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £249,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITEDSME | £249,100 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017744-2024-1 · ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2023
- Value
- £249,100
- Period
- … – 30 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund TrustReview body
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trustee Limited LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alma Economics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria