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Published 1 Aug 2023, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Integrated Tier 2 and Tier 3 Adult Weight Management Service

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,892,497exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2023awarded 7 Nov 2024
Awarded to TBC Healthcare Ltd

Re-procurement plannedProvision of adult weight management service · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of Integrated Tier 2 and Tier 3 Adult Weight Management Service. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,892,497
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Council have the option to extend the Contract by up to Four (4) further years (1+1+1+1), at the Council's discretion. · The Council have the option to extend the Contract by up to Four (4) further years (1+1+1+1), at the Council's discretion.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: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Aug 2023, 13:50 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2024, 15:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
HCC2314977
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038795
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec11 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.

Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award To access this procurement opportunity please visit Supply Hertfordshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk) and follow the on-screen guidance. If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: [email protected] or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

4 Sept 2023 → 2 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Dec 2024, 15:34 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Dec 2024, 15:34 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Dec 2024, 15:34 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Text2023/S 000-022332New information to be provided.Re: Provision Of An Integrated Tier 2 AND Tier 3 Adult Weight Management ServiceReference No: HCC2314977This procurement was initially paused on 13/09/2023 owing to potential TUPE information coming to light. This procurement is now un-paused and live from the date of this Additional Information Notice. The following points must be noted by Tenderers:1. For the avoidance of doubt TUPE is not ap…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,892,4971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TBC Healthcare LtdSME£3,892,497 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Integrated Tier 2 and Tier 3 Adult Weight Management Service · TBC Healthcare LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Nov 2024
    Value
    £3,892,497
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Pegs Lane, Hertford, East of England, SG13 8DEContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Chief Legal Officer, Hertfordshire County CouncilReview contact point Hertford Contact phone
  • High CourtMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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