Official UK procurement notice
Step up to Social Work · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 10 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor a Higher Education Provider to Design and Delivery of a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Programme (Step Up to Social Work). This Contract is being procured on behalf of the following organisations:
- Somerset Council (lead authority)
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- North Somerset Council
- Bristol City Council
- Devon County Council
- Plymouth City Council
- Torbay Council
- Cornwall Council
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1For further information and access to the tender tender documents, please visit:AwardedRenewalPublished value£477,097
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Please note, the contract value is an estimated value based on the initial contract period. The initial contract period is for 2 years, with the option to extend for a further Cohort (15 months)
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Procurement Document D - Total Cost for programme based on 47 trainees: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Procurement Document D - Total Cost for programme based on 47 trainees: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 8 Oct 2024, 09:31 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2025, 10:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ERFX1001341- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007249- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a69dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published26 Feb 2025, 10:15 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Feb 2025, 10:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the West of England Bristol | £532,616 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007249-2025-1 · University of the West of England Bristol
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £532,616
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
10 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Bath and North East Somerset CouncilContracting authority
- Bristol City CouncilContracting authority
- Cornwall CouncilContracting authority
- Devon County CouncilContracting authority
- North Somerset CouncilContracting authority
- Plymouth City CouncilContracting authority
- South Gloucestershire CouncilContracting authority
- Swindon Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Torbay CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The University of the West of England, BristolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.