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Published 29 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Confidential Counselling Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lanarkshire (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£156,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2022awarded 25 Mar 2022
Awarded to The Talking Rooms

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Part of NHS Lanarkshire Health Board (“the Board”), Salus Occupational Health, Safety & Return to Work Services provides a range of Occupational Health Services to all NHS Lanarkshire Staff. Confidential counselling services are currently provided to the staff of NHS Lanarkshire through this contract with a sole supplier which is now approaching the end of its final extension term. Salus are therefore looking to appoint a sole supplier to this contract that will provide a continued, equal level of service to NHS Lanarkshire staff. (“the Service”). This counselling provision will be specifically for the employees of NHS Lanarkshire (10,300 WTE).

  • Recurrence: At the end of the contract term and prior to or after extension options the Board may wish to retender for this Contract depending on the requirements at that time.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£156,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 1.4 The duration of the contract will be for a period of three (3) years, with an opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an optional one (1) year thereafter.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 80Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Written Quality/Technical Response Document: 40
  • Presentation: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
  • Written Quality/Technical Response Document: 40
  • Presentation: 40
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Please refer to SPD

  • Technical & professional ability

    Organisations and counsellors are required to have accreditation with BACP or COSCA. Documentation must be provided to confirm this.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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

Yes · At the end of the contract term and prior to or after extension options the Board may wish to retender for this Contract depending on the requirements at that time.

First published
29 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT
Last source update
29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
NHSL293-21
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008449
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM8)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fcd5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:688581)

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
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jan 2022 → 29 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Dec 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
    29 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT
    +7 days · was 5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.25 Jan 202212 Jan 2022+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.75 Jan 202212 Jan 2022+7 d

Due to Christmas period and public holidays the Board is extending the deadline by 1 week to 12th Jan 2022.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £332,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Talking RoomsSME£332,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008449-2022-NHSL293-21-1 · The Talking RoomsSME

    Signed
    25 Mar 2022
    Value
    £332,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lanarkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters, Kirklands, Fallside Road, Bothwell, Scotland, G71 8BBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body Hamilton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Talking RoomsAwarded supplier Unit 73, EK Business Centre, 14 Stroud Road, East Kilbride, Scotland, G75 0YAContact phone

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