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Published 12 Jan 2024, 20:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism & Lived Experience

Official notice

Authority: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,120,000≈ £373k / year4.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Mar 2024awarded 16 Jul 2024
Awarded to bemix cic
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Aug 2027 · extension options published · starts 5 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Kent and Medway (the "Authority"), on behalf of the Kent and Medway Integrated Care System ("K&M ICS"), have appointed a suitably skilled, experienced, qualified and collaborative Supplier to lead a project to:<br/><br/>Part A: Develop the systems infrastructure and capacity to sustainably deliver The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism™; and<br/><br/>Part B: Grow and support our current and future generations of lived experience leadership.<br/><br/>Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust ("KMPT") acted on behalf of the Authority and the K&M ICS to procure this contract following an Open Procedure under the UK Public Contract Regulations 2015 and KMPT's Standing Financial Instructions. The Supplier has entered into a contract with the Authority.

CPV: Equal opportunities consultancy services · Personal development training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,120,000
Contract period: 5 Aug 2024 – 4 Aug 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Kent and Medway
Extensions: The Contract will be awarded for a period of an initial two (2) years, with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a maximum of one (1) year, subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Authority. The duration of this Contract shall be no longer than three (3) years in total.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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
12 Jan 2024, 20:02 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2024, 17:27 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Mar 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025872
Classification (CPV)
Equal opportunities consultancy servicesPersonal development training servicesSpecialist training servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042cf2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The tender process, including the submission of completed tenders, must be submitted through the Health Family Single eCommercial System. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.<br/><br/>Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:<br/><br/>Phone: 0800 9956035<br/><br/>E-mail: [email protected]<br/><br/>The value provided in section II.1.5) of this notice represents the Authority's estimate of the total value of the contract opportunity over the entire contract period including any possible extensions (3 years in total). The Authority does not guarantee any contract value associated with this Notice.<br/><br/>The Information for Bidders document contains the mandatory selection criteria which must be met by the potential candidates.<br/><br/>The Authority expressly reserves the right:<br/><br/>i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;<br/>ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the requirements during the tender phase ;<br/><br/>and in no circumstances will be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.<br/><br/>Further information about the contract opportunity can be found in the tender document set which will be made available via the portal to bidders registering their interest in this procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
12 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jan 2024 → 14 Aug 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Jan 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    12 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    5 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    14 Aug 2024, 17:27 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    31 Jan 2024, 16:37 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    31 Jan 2024, 16:37 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 12 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
    31 Jan 2024, 16:37 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2024, 17:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,169,1061 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
bemix cicSMESubcontracting: declared£1,169,106 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 025872-2024-1 · bemix cicSME

    Signed
    16 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,169,106
    Period
    … – 4 Aug 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Unit D, New Hythe Business Park, Magnitude House, New Hythe Lane, Aylesford, South East, ME20 6WTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Kent Community Health Foundation NHS TrustContracting authority Ashford, South EastContact email
  • Kent County CouncilContracting authority West Malling, South EastContact email
  • Medway CouncilContracting authority Chatham, South EastContact email
  • NHS Kent and MedwayContracting authority Maidstone, South EastContact email
  • Northeast London Foundation NHS TrustContracting authority Rainham, South EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • bemix cicAwarded supplier1205783 Office 44, Canterbury Innovation Centre, University Road, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7FGContact email, phone

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