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Published 18 May 2023, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SSD 23 11 Autism - Information and Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£487,472published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 26 Sept 2023
Awarded to Citizen Advice Mid Mercia
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Derbyshire Autism Information and Advice Service will be available to residents of Derbyshire County and Derby City for the first 2 years, and it will provide two main functions,

Autism information, advice, and signposting

Autism awareness raising and the development of a ‘Derbyshire Autism Engagement Network’

Autism Information, Advice, and signposting elements of the service will include,

Different contact methods, including, a free telephone helpline, an ‘out of office’ voicemail, an email enquiry service, and a social media presence on various websites with methods of contact.

Information resources relevant to autistic people (aged 16+) and their families, support networks, and carers

Maintaining a database of local provision across Derbyshire within the statutory and voluntary sector

A website providing a range of information, advice, and downloads in various forms of media (such as written and videos), covering topics such as,

Employment and training related issues

Rights and reasonable adjustments

Access to Adult Social Care support, including accessing a carers assessment

The Autism Diagnostic pathway and pre and post diagnostic support

Support for parents and carers

Voluntary Sector support and social groups

National organisations such as the National Autistic Society

The autism awareness raising and the development of a Derbyshire Autism Engagement Network element of the service will include,

Engaging with a variety of universal and targeted services to provide autism awareness raising, including within Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council.

Monthly drop-in sessions within varied locations, attending each of the Derbyshire County districts at least once per year

Monthly ad-hoc autism information and awareness sessions, as requested by Public Sector services

Monthly face-to-face parents and carers autism information and advice session held at varied locations, attending each of the Derbyshire County districts at least once per year

Autism awareness raising sessions for Public Sector services, to include a guide to communication and support approaches for autistic people in different fields of work

To support the ‘Autism Alliance’ of autistic adults and their families, parents/carers, professionals, and other support services to help shape future autism services.

An annual face-to-face autism information and advice event during World Autism Acceptance Week

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Possible subject to recommission when the contract ceases in 2028.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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • quality: 90
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Yes
First published
18 May 2023, 09:05 BST
Last source update
25 Oct 2023, 09:34 BST
Award evaluation window
18 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN670580
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031418
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cd5e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 09:30 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 May 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 May 2023 → 1 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 May 2023, 09:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 09:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Oct 2023, 09:34 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2023

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Oct 2023, 09:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £487,4721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Citizen Advice Mid MerciaSME£487,472 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • SSD 23 11 Autism - Information and Advice Service · Citizen Advice Mid MerciaSME

    Signed
    26 Sept 2023
    Value
    £487,472
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Citizen Advice Mid MerciaAwarded supplier 114 Church Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote,, Derbyshire,, East Midlands, DE11 9NR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.