Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of a Response Service to Telecare Service Users within Hertfordshire
Authority: North Hertfordshire District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWARDED - RESPONSE SERVICE TO TELECARE SERVICE USERS WITHIN HERTFORDSHIRE
CPV: Welfare services for the elderly
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SUPPLY OF A RESPONSE SERVICE TO TELECARE SERVICE USERS WITH HERTFORDSHIREAwarded
SUPPLY OF A RESPONSE SERVICE TO TELECARE SERVICE USERS WITH HERTFORDSHIRE
VEAT Notice previously published 16 May 2023
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Oct 2023, 12:53 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2023, 12:53 BST
- Authority reference
NHDC ST202303-04- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b0fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
For unforeseeable events and for reasons of extreme urgency:
An open tender procurement was carried out in October 2022, however this was unsuccessful, with no acceptable bids received. The option of running a second procurement exercise was discounted due to time constraints. The reason for the extreme urgency was due to a contract start date of January 2023 being required in order to ensure sufficient mobilisation time before the existing contract expired on 31/03/2023. In addition, the likelihood of a second procurement exercise resulting in a positive outcome was low given the limited interest in the original tender.
Negotiations were undertaken with 3 existing providers. 2 suppliers either failed to produce a service delivery option within the budget envelope, or failed to engage with the process to the degree necessary to demonstrate Best Value for Money. Only one existing provider offered to perform the service within the Budget Envelope and at the Quality Level required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The British Red Cross | £2,374,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029968-2023-1 · The British Red Cross
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £2,374,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- British Red CrossAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.