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Published 2 Mar 2023, 21:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of outsourced Deaf support services

Official notice

Authority: Solihull College and University Centre (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £600k / year58.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2023awarded 26 Jun 2023
Awarded to Sign Solutions (SLIA) Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Service comprises of a fully managed Community Support Worker "CSW" placement provision to meet the educational and social needs of deaf learners while at the College. Deaf Support Services fall under Social and Other Specific Services listed under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR’). This means that the Light Touch Regime of the PCR apply to this requirement

  • Recurrence: January 2028

CPV: Interpretation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Deaf support services via CSW provision to support deaf learnersAwardedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Solihull College and University Centre - all campuses
Extensions: The proposed contract is for a fixed period of 2 years to 31.07.2025. The tender includes options to extend for a further 2 periods of two years (or as agreed between the parties up to a maximum of four years) up to 31.07.2029 subject to satisfactory performance and a benchmark of applicable rates/performance.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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative assessment: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative assessment: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Conditions of participation1
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · January 2028
First published
2 Mar 2023, 21:00 GMT
Last source update
26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
DEAF_1222
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018138
Classification (CPV)
Interpretation services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03adcf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see the Guidance document available for download at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal.aspx… ↗ reference DEAF_1222

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Alcatel will be advised as part of the tender process, currently expected 19.05.23 - 29.05.23Any changes to this date will be published via In-Tend.

Publisher note: Please register on https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/home to access documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sign Solutions (SLIA) LtdProvision of Deaf Support Services£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Deaf Support Services · Sign Solutions (SLIA) Ltd

    Signed
    26 Jun 2023
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull College and University Centre

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Clerk to the Corporation, Blossomfield Road , Solihull, B91 1SB

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sign Solutions (SLIA) LtdAwarded supplier4802772 First Floor, Ipsley Barn, Berrington Close, Ipsley, Redditch, West Midlands, B98 0TJ

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