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Published 31 Aug 2022, 14:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a service to supply Link Workers to NHS Grampian

Official notice

Authority: NHS Grampian (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£6,007,370published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2022awarded 28 Nov 2022
Awarded to SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Grampian (the Authority) is inviting tenders for the provision of a service to supply link practitioners to NHS Grampian for Aberdeen city. Contract is for a period of 48 months with possible extensions to maximum of three years (3x12 months (+1+1+1) up to a maximum of seven years.

Full details of the Authority’s requirements are contained in the Specification and supporting documents.

CPV: Administrative social services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Deliverables and Processes: 30%
  • Demonstrable Expertise: 25%
  • Approach to Partnership Working: 15%
  • Innovation: 5%
  • Salary Level Identified for Link Practitioner Resource: 5%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Deliverables and Processes: 30
  • Demonstrable Expertise: 25
  • Approach to Partnership Working: 15
  • Innovation: 5
  • Salary Level Identified for Link Practitioner Resource: 5
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see ITT pack on PCS Tender

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Aug 2022, 14:29 BST
Last source update
19 Dec 2022, 12:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
OC010-22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035830
Classification (CPV)
Administrative social servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036478 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see ITT pack on PCS Tender

Publisher note: Please see ITT pack on PCS Tender (SC Ref:717303)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2022 → 19 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Dec 2022, 12:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2022, 12:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,007,3701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)SME£6,007,370 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Grampian

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Summerfield House, 2 Eday Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB15 6REContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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