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Published 11 Jan 2021, 10:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T.4415 - Regional Support Services Gypsies and Travellers

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£576,000≈ £115k / year
Submissions closed 15 Feb 2021awarded 6 Apr 2021
Awarded to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
Contract term 5 yrsends 9 May 2026 · extension options published · starts 10 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking to commission Housing Related Support Services for the following client group:

  • Gypsy and Traveller Regional Support Service (Torfaen County Borough Council, Newport City Council and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council)

CPV: Civic betterment and community facility support services · Guidance and counselling services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Social services · Social work and related services · Telephone-answering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Housing Support Grant Programme in Torfaen provides sorely needed assistance to…AwardedRenewal 5 yrs

The Housing Support Grant Programme in Torfaen provides sorely needed assistance to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Funded through the Welsh Government’s Housing Support Grant and managed by Torfaen County Borough Council the programme funds a range of Housing Related Support services to meet the needs of our communities.

We are seeking to commission Housing Related Support Services for the following client group:

  • Gypsy and Traveller Regional Support Service (Torfaen County Borough Council, Newport City Council and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council)

The annual maximum value assigned to the contract will be: 72,000 GBP per annum

Contract period: 10 May 2021 – 9 May 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Wales · Torfaen
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 36 months in totalVariant 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: 100Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF DELIVERING THE REQUIREMENTS: 25
  • PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE: 25
  • PROJECT START CAPABILITIES: 20
  • INTERVIEW: 30
  • price: 80
Published award criteria (5)
  • CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF DELIVERING THE REQUIREMENTS: 25%
  • PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE: 25%
  • PROJECT START CAPABILITIES: 20%
  • INTERVIEW: 30%
  • Price: 80%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 180 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. Quality carries 100 of 180: 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
11 Jan 2021, 10:32 GMT
Last source update
8 Apr 2021, 16:40 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference
T.4415
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007304
Classification (CPV)
Civic betterment and community facility support servicesGuidance and counselling servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the communitySocial servicesSocial work and related servicesTelephone-answering services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028917 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:109669)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Feb 2021 → 10 May 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Apr 2021, 16:40 BST
  4. Contract starts
    10 May 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2021, 16:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £576,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gypsies and Travellers WalesSME£576,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gypsies and Travellers WalesAwarded supplier Trowbridge Community Centre, Caernarvon Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF31RUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria