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Published 22 Sept 2022, 18:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Infrastructure Support in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Awarded value£295,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2022awarded 23 Jan 2023
Awarded to Blackpool Citizens Advice +2 more
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 13 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council have appointed an organisation to provide Infrastructure Support in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector.

CPV: Miscellaneous services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s…Awarded 2 yrs 5 mo

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UK SPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s ambitious

Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK.

The Shared Prosperity Fund provides new funding for local investment by March 2025.

It has been determined that there is a need to increase the capacity of the local VCFSE

sector to deliver support to the wider community, therefore Blackpool Council have appointed an organisation to provide Infrastructure Support in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) the provision of which is the subject of this tender opportunity.

Contract period: 13 Nov 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: North West
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: 70%Price: 10%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2022, 18:03 BST
Last source update
2 Mar 2023, 18:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN628593
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006229
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036abe Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

21 Oct 2022 → 2 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    13 Nov 2022
  4. Notice published
    2 Mar 2023, 18:53 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2023, 18:53 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Bid openingConditions for Opening Tenders · IV.2.721 Oct 202224 Oct 2022+3 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £295,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blackpool Citizens Advice, Social Enterprise Solutions, Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre and Fyldejoint award£295,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 4, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Justice England and WalesReview body London
  • The High Courts of Justice England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.