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Published 28 Sept 2023, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Torfaen Generic Low Level Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£960,000≈ £480k / year
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2023awarded 2 Jan 2024
Awarded to Stori
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

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.

CPV: Accommodation management services · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Housing services · Social work and related services · Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Torfaen
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 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)
  • Q1 Clear Understanding of Delivering the Requirements: 25
  • Q2 Previous Experience: 25
  • Q3 Previous Experience: 25
  • Q4 Project Start Capability: 25
  • price: 20
Published award criteria (5)
  • Q1 Clear Understanding of Delivering the Requirements: 25%
  • Q2 Previous Experience: 25%
  • Q3 Previous Experience: 25%
  • Q4 Project Start Capability: 25%
  • 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
28 Sept 2023, 10:19 BST
Last source update
9 Jan 2024, 13:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
T.4531
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000645
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation management servicesCivic betterment and community facility support servicesGuidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesHousing servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0405f0 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:137840)

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
26 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Oct 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Jan 2024, 13:26 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2024, 13:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stori——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000645-2024-T.4531-1 · Stori

    Signed
    2 Jan 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Housing Support Grant Programme in Torfaen provides sorely needed assistance to…4bids · 4 electronic4—£882,000 – £923,859
Whole notice———£882,000 – £923,859

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities Civic Centre, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • StoriAwarded supplier Stephen's Way, Pensarn, Carmarthen, Wales, SA312BGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria