Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Community Opportunities for Adults with a Learning Disability & Mental Health Needs
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Merton invited tenderers to submit their Tenders in accordance with the instructions set in the ITT for the provision of community opportunities for adults with a learning disability and mental health needs. This will be procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as a Pseudo framework agreement.
The aim of these services are to encourage and assist all vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs, physical disabilities, autism and people whose behaviours may challenge, who meet the Authority’s assessment criteria to access day care and support services as set out in the Care Act 2014 and any other relevant regulations to live independently and stay healthy.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 10 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot 1 - Support to access and attend community activitiesCancelled
Lot 1 - Support to access and attend community activities. Community Support services will promote inclusion through supporting people to access mainstream and universal activities based on Service User interests, skills and hobbies.
Lot #2Lot 2 - Access to life skills development and trainingCancelled
Lot 2 - Access to life skills development and training. A life skills development approach will be core to the activities of the service, enabling Service Users to grow and develop skills in areas which are meaningful to them and maximise their independence. The service will work with Service Users at the point of referral and support plan development to identify community groups and activities based on goals and areas of focus and interest.
Lot #3Lot 3 - Access to employment and maintaining employmentCancelled
Lot 3 - Access to employment and maintaining employment. This service will be expected to create a clear pathway to enable a Service User to access and move into paid employment within an organisation. This will need to be undertaken at a realistic and Customized pace which reflects the Service User’s aspirations and expectations based on evidence of outcomes being met. This service will include work preparation, employment related skills and pathways to employment.
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Community Opportunities for Adults with a Learning…” 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- 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Oct 2023, 13:11 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2024, 15:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN695446- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012523- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d5dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Nov 2023 → 17 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Apr 2024, 15:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2024, 15:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,489,190, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 012523-2024-1
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 012523-2024-2
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 012523-2024-3
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lot 1 - Support to access and attend community activities | 14bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Lot 2 - Access to life skills development and training | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Lot 3 - Access to employment and maintaining employment | 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Merton CouncilReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Better Care GroupFramework contractor
- Fean Services UK LtdFramework contractor
- Forever Good Care t/a Caremark (Merton)Framework contractor
- Generate Opportunities LtdFramework contractor
- Grow WildFramework contractor
- Merton MencapFramework contractor
- Rapid Improvement LtdFramework contractor
- Royal Mencap SocietyFramework contractor
- Share Community LimitedFramework contractor
- The Baked Bean CharityFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.