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Published 19 Oct 2021, 09:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Pan-Dorset (Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset) Integrated Equip for Living Service 2023

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£100,000,000≈ £20m / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2022awarded 18 Jan 2023
Awarded to Nottingham Rehab Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Equip for Living Service is an Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) that will continue to be delivered as a part of a Section 75 fully pooled budget arrangement. The delivery of the service will conform to the standing orders, financial regulations and all other policies and procedures of the Commissioner, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The Partnership also includes Dorset Council and NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group.

The overarching aim of the service will be to improve the quality of people’s lives through timely and coordinated access to, or provision of, community equipment, aids adaptations and associated services.

CPV: Devices for the disabled · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Repair and maintenance services · Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£100,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The length of the contract is for 5 years with the option to extend the contract annually for a further 2 years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for 7 years. · The length of the contract is for 5 years with the option to extend the contract annually for a further 2 years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for 7 years (until 31/03/2030).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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • 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
Goods
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
Yes
First published
19 Oct 2021, 09:04 BST
Last source update
1 Mar 2023, 12:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN576723
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005988
Classification (CPV)
Devices for the disabledMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsRepair and maintenance servicesSocial services
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ed2a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: This Prior Information Notice is not a call for competition and no contract(s) will be awarded at this stage. A Contract Notice advertising the procurement may be placed in due course. The Council reserves the right not to proceed with the planned public procurement exercise. Interested parties should note that they are responsible for their own costs in participating in this pre-market engagement exercise and the Council shall in no event, be responsible for any costs of any party. All requests to participate in market engagement meetings will be reviewed, and the Council reserves the right to decline requests of any suppliers that are received.

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
26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Mar 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    21 Mar 2022
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 Mar 2023, 12:16 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2022
  1. Published value published: £100,000,000
    1 Aug 2022, 11:19 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Aug 2022, 11:19 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Aug 2022, 11:19 BST
  4. Deadline published: 26 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
    1 Aug 2022, 11:19 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    1 Aug 2022, 11:19 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    1 Mar 2023, 12:16 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    1 Mar 2023, 12:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nottingham Rehab Limited£100,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 005988-2023-1 · Nottingham Rehab Limited

    Signed
    18 Jan 2023
    Value
    £100,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services BCP Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Dorset CouncilContracting authority Dorchester, South WestContact email
  • NHS DorsetContracting authority Dorchester, South WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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