Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProject Overview:
- Provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that supports the Service Users to feel valued, healthy and therefore an efficient workforce.
- Support the Authority in meeting our legal, moral and financial obligations relating to the service user’s health and wellbeing
- Implement an effective programme based on the Authority’s aims, objectives and/or priorities.
- Support Service Users with both personal and professional problems that may be having an impact on their home and/or work life.
As well as Somerset Council, the contract may also be utilised by Somerset Council maintained schools and purchasing schools.
CPV: Company health services · Guidance and counselling services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£417,675 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 SessionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£208,838
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.
Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.
Lot #2Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 SessionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£208,838
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.
Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.
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 (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Fully Inclusive Annual Cost: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 30
- Social Value: 10
- Fully Inclusive Annual Cost: 60
- 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
- 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
- 11 Sept 2023, 10:20 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN681256- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002114- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb9bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Oct 2023 → 22 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| Partnerships in Care | £76,875 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) · Partnerships in Care
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- £76,875
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids · 11 electronic | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Partnerships in Care, trading as Care firstAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.