Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 6 Jun 2025, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Independent Mobility Assessments Provider

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Published estimate£1,392,000≈ £464k / year · £1,670,400 inc. VAT0% above published estimate

Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025awarded 22 Aug 2025

Awarded to Access Independent Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Blue Badge scheme in England provides parking concessions for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to park closer to their destinations and improve their quality of life.

Essex County Council has commissioned a provider to deliver the Government's Blue Badge Scheme and to meet the challenges presented with the Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments.

The Provider will determine Blue Badge eligibility in cases where the Authority cannot make a clear and robust decision on eligibility using cross checking or desk-based assessment. Initially the provider will only be assessing applicants under the walking/physical disability criteria, however, there is the possibility this may be extended to also include hidden disabilities in the future.

No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was carried out via Essex County Council's 'Consultations in Essex' i.e. Citizen's Space.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,392,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,392,000 exc. VAT · £1,670,400 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: The Council may at its sole discretion extend the duration of this Agreement for a further maximum period of up to twenty four (24) calendar months commencing on the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date. The Council may serve such extension notice(s) on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that the duration of such extensions shall not in total exceed twenty four (24) calendar months from the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date.

85000000 Health and social work services

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: 40%Price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality: 40% Quality of which Social Value makes up 5%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. 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: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Jun 2025, 15:44 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
Authority reference: DN764710
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-030685
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0544b0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

6 Jun 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 6 dates

Tender notice published
6 Jun 2025, 15:44 BST
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts386 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published381 days ago
6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
6 Jun 2025, 15:44 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,392,4361 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Access Independent LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: The Council may at its sole discretion extend the duration of this Agreement for a further maximum period of up to twenty four (24) calendar months commencing on the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date. The Council may serve such extension notice(s) on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that the duration of such extensions shall not in total exceed twenty four (24) calendar months from the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date.	£1,392,436	22 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Access Independent LtdSME
Signed
12 Sept 2025
Value
£1,392,436
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Council may at its sole discretion extend the duration of this Agreement for a further maximum period of up to twenty four (24) calendar months commencing on the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date. The Council may serve such extension notice(s) on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that the duration of such extensions shall not in total exceed twenty four (24) calendar months from the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ACCESS INDEPENDENT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04664905GB-PPON: PLYQ-4554-XBXG Unit 17d Sturton Street, Cambridge, East of England, CB1 2SNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender6 Jun 2025, 15:44 BST