Official UK procurement notice
Suicide Prevention Programme Learning Partner
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity Bridge Foundation has engaged a Learning Partner for its Suicide Prevention Funding
Programme. This programme is designed to support a diverse cohort of grantees, not exclusively
suicide prevention organisations, but those working with vulnerable populations at risk of suicide.
The role of the Learning Partner is to facilitate collaboration and peer learning among these
organisations, help them understand the connection between their work and suicide prevention, and
co-create a framework to measure the impact of the funded initiatives, and the programme as a
whole.
The duration of the contract is five (5) years, subject to the right of the City Corporation (at its sole
discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of
the contract is therefore seven (7) years.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Equal opportunities consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Safety consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1City Bridge Foundation has engaged a Learning Partner for its Suicide Prevention FundingAwardedPublished value£165,000
City Bridge Foundation has engaged a Learning Partner for its Suicide Prevention Funding
Programme. This programme is designed to support a diverse cohort of grantees, not exclusively suicide prevention organisations, but those working with vulnerable populations at risk of suicide. The role of the Learning Partner is to facilitate collaboration and peer learning among these organisations, help them understand the connection between their work and suicide prevention, and co-create a framework to measure the impact of the funded initiatives, and the programme as a whole.
The duration of the contract is five (5) years, subject to the right of the City Corporation (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore seven (7) years.
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 (4)
- Responsible Procurement: 15
- Technical: 55
- Commercial: 30
- price: 30
Published award criteria (6)
- Responsible Procurement: 15
- Technical: 55
- Commercial: 30
- Technical: Pass/Fail
- Qualification: Pass/Fail
- Price: 30
- Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 29 Oct 2024, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
prj_COL_24470- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032003- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b256Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below. The estimated total value of the contract is stated in sections II.1.5) and II.2.6) of this notice and is exclusive of VAT and for the entire duration, including all the optional extensions, together with all potential future needs as described within the tender documents. The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender (ITT) questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_24470 or itt_COL_18695. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaire together with any supporting documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) questionnaires. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Nov 2024 → 12 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Jun 2025, 15:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making Impact Matter LtdSME | £164,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Suicide Prevention Programme Learning Partner · Making Impact Matter LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £164,700
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Making Impact MatterAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria