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Published 24 Sept 2021, 13:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Criminal Offender Regional Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,131,000≈ £226k / year13.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2021awarded 16 Dec 2021
Awarded to The Wallich
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jan 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Housing Support Grant Programme in Torfaen provides sorely needed assistance to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Funded through the Welsh Government’s Housing Support Grant and managed by Torfaen County Borough Council the programme funds a range of Housing Related Support services to meet the needs of our communities.

We are seeking to commission Housing Related Support Services for the following client group:

  • Criminal Offender Regional Support Service (Torfaen County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council)

CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Feb 2022 – 31 Jan 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Torfaen
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months in totalVariant 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: 100Price: 20
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • CLEAR UNDERSTANDING: 25
  • PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE: 25
  • PROJECT START CAPABILITIES: 20
  • INTERVIEW: 30
  • price: 20
Published award criteria (5)
  • CLEAR UNDERSTANDING: 25
  • PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE: 25
  • PROJECT START CAPABILITIES: 20
  • INTERVIEW: 30
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 120 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
24 Sept 2021, 13:05 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
T.4439
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031492
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesRehabilitation servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e478 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:116908)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2022

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £974,1061 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Wallich£974,106 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 031492-2021-T.4439-1 · The Wallich

    Signed
    16 Dec 2021
    Value
    £974,106
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The WallichAwarded supplier The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF119JFContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria