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Published 20 May 2022, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Early Help Youth Work, Mentoring and Counselling Services

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£646,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2022awarded 1 Sept 2022
Awarded to 4YPUK ltd, Relate3 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 11 mo from 1 Oct 2022 · see each lot

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) wishes to commission a number of Services to support children and young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing:Specialist TherapyCoiunsellingMentoringYouth WorkThis Contract will comprise the three ‘lower’ tiers of provision, including open-access and detached youth work, young people’s mentoring and child and family counselling. It is envisioned that by commissioning these Services as Lots under an over-arching Contract heading, pathways into and between these Services will be more streamlined and joined-up, allowing opportunities to capitalise on natural synergies between provision types and improve Service User experience.The Contract will be a four (4) years contract from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026 extendable every twelve (12) months, i.e. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£566,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Youth WorkAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£238,000

Within the Council’s approach to Early Help, it is believed that as many young people as possible should have opportunities to engage with positive adults by way of Youth Work interventions. This Lot is for the delivery of open access and detached Youth Work.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 31 Aug 2023 (11 mo)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Option to extend by 3 periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
85312310 Guidance services
Lot #2MentoringAwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£148,000

The Council’s Early Help offer continues to see significant increase in services completing Early Help Assessments requiring support for Young People and their families. This Lot is for the delivery of a volunteer mentoring scheme, which the Early Help services continue to identify as a cost-effective way of increasing the capacity of its offer.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Options to extend 3 periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
85312310 Guidance services
Lot #3CounsellingAwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£180,000

Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change and/or enhance their wellbeing". This Lot is for the delivery of counselling Services for children, young people and families.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Options to extend 3 periods 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
85121270 Psychiatrist or psychologist services85312320 Counselling services

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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
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
20 May 2022, 13:53 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
BBC CH 02847
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024500
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance servicesPsychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033bd7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

13 Jun 2022 → 1 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2022, 15:23 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Bid openingIV.2.713 Jun 202220 Jun 2022+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £547,6123 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1815 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 1 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Youth Work1 award
4YPUK ltdSMEProvision of Youth Work Services£224,299 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Mentoring1 award
4YPUK ltdSMEProvision of Mentoring Services£143,313 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Counselling1 award
RelateProvision of Counselling Services£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Youth Work Services · 4YPUK ltdSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2022
    Value
    £224,299
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2023
    Status
    active

  • Provision of Mentoring Services · 4YPUK ltdSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2022
    Value
    £143,313
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active

  • Provision of Counselling Services · Relate

    Signed
    1 Sept 2022
    Value
    £180,000
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Youth Work6bids · 6 electronic5——
2 · Mentoring6bids · 6 electronic5——
3 · Counselling6bids · 6 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Borough Hall, Cauldwell St, Bedford, East of EnglandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • 4YPUK ltdAwarded supplier7484394 Owl Barn, Nearton End, Swanbourne,, Milton Keynes, East of England, MK17 0SL
  • Relate Bedfordshire & LutonAwarded supplier394221 Relate, Premier House, Carolina Court, Lakeside, , Doncaster , East of England, DN4 5RA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.