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Published 26 Sept 2024, 09:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for STAR Call Monitoring and Care Planning

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2024awarded 4 Feb 2025
Framework period 4 yrsends 9 Feb 2029 · starts 10 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is a unitary, metropolitan authority located in the West Midlands. SMBC is made of 6 towns (West Bromwich, Oldbury, Tipton, Wednesbury, Smethwick, Rowley Regis). SMBC employs over 4500 people. The Borough Council of Sandwell (the Council) wished to invite interested parties ("Tenderers") to participate in a Tender exercise to establish a single supplier for the provision of a STAR (Short Term Assessment and Reablement) Call monitoring and Care Planning System("the Invitation to Tender")

CPV: Document management software package · Document management system · IT software package · Scheduling software package

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 10 Feb 2025, Not Applicable

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Please refer to the ITT documentsAwarded 4 yrsPublished value£250,000

Please refer to the ITT documents. Additional information: Please note that this is a two year contract with the option to extend for a further 1 (one) plus 1 (one) years.

Contract period: 10 Feb 2025 – 9 Feb 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
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
  • Price
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the ITT documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the ITT documents

    Minimum: Please refer to the ITT documents
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the ITT documents

    Minimum: Please refer to the ITT documents
What this means for your bid
  • “Tender for STAR Call Monitoring and Care Planning” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
26 Sept 2024, 09:17 BST
Last source update
18 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
SMBC 24037
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005535
Classification (CPV)
Document management software packageDocument management systemIT software packageScheduling software package
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a2ff Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please refer to the ITT documents

Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

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
Appointment period ends
28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    10 Feb 2025
  4. Notice published
    18 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • STAR Call Monitoring and Care Planning

    Signed
    4 Feb 2025
    Value
    £99,760
    Period
    … – 9 Feb 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.