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Published 9 Sept 2024, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Support, Information and Advice Service for Dementia

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£582,760≈ £194k / year0.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2024awarded 3 Dec 2024
Awarded to Alzheimer's Society
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council’s requirement under this Contract is the delivery of a service that will provide support, information, and advice for people upon diagnosis of Dementia. This service will also provide support for informal carer(s) and family. Further information is provided in the specification.The contract is for a period of three years with the option to extend by a further one year.

  • Recurrence: Further notices may be published in either three or four years, depending on whether the extension option is taken.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£582,760
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract is for a period of three years with the option to extend by a further one yearVariant 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: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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

Yes · Further notices may be published in either three or four years, depending on whether the extension option is taken.

First published
9 Sept 2024, 13:48 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2024, 16:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
PS/2024/033
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039324
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049934 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The Council is operating this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and Other Specific Services, as set out in the PCR 2015, at Section 7 (Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/1583 ↗

Submission deadline
25 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Dec 2024, 16:50 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 25 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
    17 Oct 2024, 09:49 BST
    +7 days · was 18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2024, 16:50 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.218 Oct 202425 Oct 2024+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.718 Oct 202425 Oct 2024+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £580,0431 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alzheimer's SocietySupport, Information and Advice Service for Dementia (SIAD)——Awarded

Contracts

  • Support, Information and Advice Service for Dementia (SIAD) · Alzheimer's Society

    Signed
    3 Dec 2024
    Value
    £580,043
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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