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Published 18 Nov 2024, 14:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2579 Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT22.2% above published estimate

Submissions closed 23 Dec 2024awarded 15 May 2025

Awarded to Lena By Inspire

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Notice of award of Contract by Belfast City Council ("The Council") for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme.

CPV: Counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Notice of award of Contract by Belfast City Council ("The Council") for the provision…AwardedPublished value£900,000

Notice of award of Contract by Belfast City Council ("The Council") for the provision of an Employee Counselling Service. Additional information: Minimum value range GBP 600 000.00 to a maximum value range GBP 1 100 000.00 which has been calculated on the basis of a 2 year contract through to a maximum 3 year contract.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Extensions: The Contract shall be for the period of two years with the option to renew for a further year (up to 12 months)

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: 40%Price: 45%Social value: 15%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Methodology and Approach to delivery of service: 30%
Contract Resourcing: 10%
Cost: 45%
Social Value: 15%

Published award criteria (4)

Methodology and Approach to delivery of service: 30.00
Contract Resourcing: 10.00
Social Value: 15.00
Cost: 45.00

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 40 of 100: 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: Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Nov 2024, 14:06 GMT
Last source update: 15 May 2025, 12:12 BST
Authority reference: T2579
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-021676
Classification (CPV): Counselling services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b756 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Minimum value range GBP 600 000.00 to a maximum value range GBP 1 100 000.00 which has been calculated on the basis of a 2 year contract through to a maximum 3 year contract.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

23 Dec 2024 → 15 May 2025 · 2 dates

Submission deadline
23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
15 May 2025, 12:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
15 May 2025, 12:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 31 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 15 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lena By InspireSME	£1,100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

T2579 Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme · Lena By InspireSME
Signed
15 May 2025
Value
£1,100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services No 9, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of BelfastMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast
Royal Courts of JusticeReview contact point Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lena By InspireAwarded supplier Lombard House, 10-20 Lombard Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT11RD

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