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Published 9 Sept 2024, 12:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Together Link Workers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)

Published estimate£396,000exc. VAT · 1 value update0.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 8 Nov 2024awarded 7 Feb 2025

Awarded to SOAR Community

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of a Link Worker Service across 3 defined clinical pathways in line with the requirements set out in Appendix A- Specification.

CPV: Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1An open tender procurement process was conducted to select a supplier for the delivery…AwardedPublished value£396,000

An open tender procurement process was conducted to select a supplier for the delivery of link work services, in accordance with the requirements outlined in Appendix A - Specification. The duration of the contract is two years plus a 3-month mobilisation period.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TH

Variant bids: not allowed

85320000 Social services

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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Scored Quality Questions: 55%
price: 35%
Scored Social Value Questions: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Scored Quality Questions: 55%
Scored Social Value Questions: 10%
Price: 35%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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

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: 9 Sept 2024, 12:52 BST
Last source update: 25 Feb 2025, 12:22 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Oct 2024 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007145
Classification (CPV): Social services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04992e Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents

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: 8 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 8 Oct 2024, 18:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

7 Oct 2024 → 25 Feb 2025 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
7 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Bids opened
8 Oct 2024, 18:00 BST
Bids must remain valid until
7 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline
8 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
Notice published
25 Feb 2025, 12:22 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2024

Published value published: £396,000
8 Oct 2024, 17:38 BST
Status changed to active
8 Oct 2024, 17:38 BST
Procurement method changed
8 Oct 2024, 17:38 BST
Deadline published: 7 Nov 2024, 18:00 GMT
8 Oct 2024, 17:38 BST
Deadline moved to 8 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
11 Oct 2024, 09:44 BST
+1 days · was 7 Nov 2024, 18:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
25 Feb 2025, 12:22 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Bid openingIV.2.7.1	8 Oct 2024	9 Oct 2024	+1 d
—	DeadlineIV.2.2.1	7 Nov 2024	8 Nov 2024	+1 d
—	Bid validityIV.2.6.1	7 Nov 2024	8 Nov 2024	+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)

2024-09: 1 release · 9 Sept 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £392,4201 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOAR CommunitySME	£392,420 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007145-2025-1 · SOAR CommunitySME
Signed
7 Feb 2025
Value
£392,420
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Western Bank, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2THContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London
The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOAR CommunityAwarded supplier Soar Works Enterprise Centre, 14 Knutton Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 9NU, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S5 9NUContact email

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