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Published 22 Aug 2024, 13:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply & Distribution of Baby Packs (1)

Official notice

Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£720,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2024awarded 22 Nov 2024
Awarded to Field Management Ireland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council are seeking a provider with the capability and capacity to deliver a new pilot scheme on behalf of the Council for the Supply and Distribution of Baby Packs.

The baby pack scheme consists of purchasing good quality goods, assembling, and then delivering an agreed baby pack to new mums in Rotherham who have indicated to their midwife that they would like to receive a pack.

The supplier will be required to deliver up to 2,800 baby packs annually to Mums home address and subject to the volume of midwife registrations completed. This figure is based on annual birth trends over the last two years however the volumes will be subject to the completion of the registration process and may fluctuate.

Bidders interested in this opportunity must submit a Sample Baby Pack for Visual Inspection as part of the quality evaluation, this must include all items contained within the essential list.

CPV: Baby care products · Community action programme · Community health services · Health and social work services · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Miscellaneous services · Other community, social and personal services · Other services · Personal care products · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council’s intention is to establish a single provider framework for 24 months…AwardedPublished value£720,000

The Council’s intention is to establish a single provider framework for 24 months which will enable call off orders to be placed over this period subject to the completion of a midwife registration.

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Bidders are advised that the budget available for the provision of this scheme is £360,000 per annum over 24 months which equates to a total of £720,000 for the full pilot period. Based on the volume of projected registrations this determines a maximum budget per baby pack of £128.57 for all essential items listed and overheads.

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The supplier will be required to deliver up to 2,800 baby packs annually subject to the volume of midwife registrations completed. This figure is based on annual birth trends over the last two years however the volumes will be subject to the completion of the registration process and may fluctuate.

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The Council intends to call off an initial order of 1,400 units (this is based on 2 quarters of the projected births and registrations) to develop a baseline stock level to be held and m Additional information: TECHNICAL ISSUES If you experience technical issues surrounding the use of the YORtender system you should request support from the system provider (Mercell) by logging a ticket at email: [email protected] or telephone: 0800 840 2050. Please note office working hours are 09:00 – 17:00.

Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber
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: 70%Price: 10%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 20
  • 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
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
22 Aug 2024, 13:19 BST
Last source update
4 Dec 2024, 14:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
24-045
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039089
Classification (CPV)
Baby care productsCommunity action programmeCommunity health servicesHealth and social work servicesMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsMiscellaneous servicesOther community, social and personal servicesOther servicesPersonal care productsSocial services
+2 moreSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049300 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into, the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the Contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Sept 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Dec 2024, 14:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Dec 2024, 14:52 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Closing date change 25/09/2024 23:59

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £720,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Field Management Ireland LtdSME£720,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GB173552264 Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S60 1AEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Field Management Ireland LtdAwarded supplier225032 Unit 3a Dundrum Business' Park Dundrum Dublin 14, DUBLIN AND Belfast, IE061, D14 WC52Contact email

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