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Published 8 Nov 2021, 15:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TC724 - Missing from Care Service & Return Interviews

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£450,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2021awarded 15 Mar 2022
Awarded to The Children's Society

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Missing from Care commissioned service will provide a statutory independent return interview service for children and young people who go missing from care. The service will contribute to the delivery of the complex safeguarding strategy which identifies key areas of work required to take place in order to meet the core objective of reducing the number of young people who go missing and those who go missing regularly in the city.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1TC724 - Missing from Care Service & Return InterviewsAwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000

TC724 - Missing from Care Service & Return Interviews. Additional information: The Council used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 08 December 2021

Delivery: North West · Manchester
Extensions: There is an option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant 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: 50%Price: 30%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Nov 2021, 15:08 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN580686
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007018
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f4ae Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 08 December 2021 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for 3 years, expected to commence 01/04/2022 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2021 → 15 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2021, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Children's Society£450,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TC724 - Missing from Care Service & Return Interviews · The Children's Society

    Signed
    15 Mar 2022
    Value
    £450,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Level 3, Town Hall Extention, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.