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Published 25 Mar 2024, 12:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Wheelchair Seating · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£212,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Apr 2024awarded 2 Jan 2025
Awarded to Blatchford Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Specialist Wheelchair Seating Services

CPV: Wheelchair seats

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (The Authority) is contracting a single…Awarded

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (The Authority) is contracting a single Supplier to provide Specialist Wheelchair Seating services on behalf of the East Berkshire Specialist Wheelchair Service from 3 Abell Gardens, Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead, SL6 6PS.

Delivery: UK, South East · UKJ
Extensions: Option for 2 x 12 month extensions ( maximum duration 4 years)Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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 sub-criteria (3)
  • Capability/ Technical Criterion: 60%
  • Commercial Pricing: 30%
  • Corporate Responsibility and Social Value Creation: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Capability/ Technical Criterion: 60
  • Corporate Responsibility and Social Value Creation: 10
  • Commercial Pricing: 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
25 Mar 2024, 12:07 GMT
Last source update
18 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT
Authority reference
BHFT 0498
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005513
Classification (CPV)
Wheelchair seats
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044c4d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
25 Apr 2024, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Apr 2024, 10:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    10 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £212,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blatchford Limited£212,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth London House, London Road, Bracknell, South East, RG12 2UTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London
  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blatchford LimitedAwarded supplier00162114 Unit D Antura, Bond Close Basingstoke, Basingstoke, South East, RG24 8PZContact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria