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Published 16 Nov 2022, 10:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sector awareness and provider preparedness project

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£950,000exc. VAT20.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2022awarded 17 Feb 2023
Awarded to National Children's Bureau
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2024extension options published

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The overall aim of this project is to support the successful implementation of this reform programme by ensuring supported accommodation for young people is consistently high quality, through readying providers for the standards and regulation.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Services to support sector awareness and provider preparedness to aid the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£950,000

Services to support sector awareness and provider preparedness to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 & 17.

The overall aim of this project is to support the successful implementation of this reform programme by ensuring supported accommodation for young people is consistently high quality, through readying providers for the standards and regulation.

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2024
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract is to be for a period of 14 months with the option to extend by one (1) year. The optional extension period is not guaranteed and will be at the absolute discretion of The Department. Any extension will be subject to the Departments approval process, availability of budget and current performance of the supplier.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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • 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
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
16 Nov 2022, 10:18 GMT
Last source update
30 Apr 2024, 12:42 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013880
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0384d8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Dec 2022 → 30 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Apr 2024, 12:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Feb 2023, 12:20 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.7Value: £751,330.38Value: £1,125,000
—TextII.1.7Value: £1,125,000Value: £1,479,694
—DateDate to be amended in the original notice · V.2.117 Feb 202330 Sept 2024+591 d

Notice is amended to reflect further funding given to allow new activities of targeted support to Kent and surrounding local authorities in response to placements for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children.

Notice is amended to reflect further funding due to expansion of activities required for the supported accommodation registration window for existing providers.

Notice has been amended following the commencement of the extension period detailed in the original contract. The original end date was 31st March 2024 and will now be extended for 6 months until 30th September 2024. This extension is nil value. The extension will allow the provider to continue to host a microsite on behalf of the The Department.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2023-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2023
  • 2022-11: 1 release · 16 Nov 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £751,3001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Children's BureauSector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children£751,300 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Sector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children · National Children's Bureau

    Signed
    17 Feb 2023
    Value
    £751,300
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview 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