Official UK procurement notice
ROUND 2 - TC130 - Community Services Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)
Authority: Metropolitan Borough of Bolton (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 May 2024
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier
Framework period 3 yrs 11 moends 23 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Aug 2024
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Bolton (“the Authority”) is prepared to receive tenders for TC130 - Community Services Flexible Purchasing System.
The Flexible Purchasing System is FPS to efficiently procure and mobilise services to meet needs of vulnerable people in Bolton. This will be procured under 2 Main Lots, with sub-lots as listed below:
Lot 1: Homelessness Services
- Homelessness Prevention
- Emergency Temporary Accommodation
- Supported Housing
- Other Accommodation Based Interventions
- Floating Support
- Young People’s Supported Accommodation (16-25 year olds)
- Other Homelessness Related Support and Interventions
Lot 2: Domestic Abuse Services
- Safe Accommodation (in Refuge) with Specialist Onsite Support victim and children
- Safe Accommodation (dispersed) Specialist Outreach Support for Victims/Survivors and Children
- Sanctuary Scheme
- Perpetrator Intervention and Support (Perpetrator Service)
- Independent Domestic Violence Advisors service (IDVA)
- Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (GP) (IRIS)
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs 11 mo from 1 Aug 2024, This is a pseudo (flexible) purchasing system.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1Homelessness ServicesRenewal
Lot 1: Homelessness Services
- Homelessness Prevention
- Emergency Temporary Accommodation
- Supported Housing
- Other Accommodation Based Interventions
- Floating Support
- Young People’s Supported Accommodation (16–25-year-olds)
- Other Homelessness Related Support and Interventions
Lot #2Domestic Abuse ServicesRenewal
Lot 2: Domestic Abuse Services
- Safe Accommodation (in Refuge) with Specialist Onsite Support victim and children
- Safe Accommodation (dispersed) Specialist Outreach Support for Victims/Survivors and Children
- Sanctuary Scheme
- Perpetrator Intervention and Support (Perpetrator Service)
- Independent Domestic Violence Advisors service (IDVA)
- Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (GP) (IRIS)
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value: 20%
- Quality: 35%
- Price: 45%
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1: Homelessness Services
1. Homelessness Prevention
2. Emergency Temporary Accommodation
3. Supported Housing
4. Other Accommodation Based Interventions
5. Floating Support
6. Young People’s Supported Accommodation (16-25 year olds)
7. Other Homelessness Related Support and Interventions
Lot 2: Domestic Abuse Services
1. Safe Accommodation (in Refuge) with Specialist Onsite Support victim and children
2. Safe Accommodation (dispersed) Specialist Outreach Support for Victims/Survivors and Children
3. Sanctuary Scheme
4. Perpetrator Intervention and Support (Perpetrator Service)
5. Independent Domestic Violence Advisors service (IDVA)
6. Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (GP) (IRIS)
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “ROUND 2 - TC130 - Community Services Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Dec 2022, 12:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2024, 14:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN719972- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012509- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0389d2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Appointment period ends
- 17 May 2024, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 May 2024, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Apr 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published17 Apr 2024, 14:10 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 May 2024, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened17 May 2024, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 17 May 2024, 16:00 BST17 Apr 2024, 14:10 BST+504 days · was 30 Dec 2022, 16:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.