Official UK procurement notice
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Commissioning 2023 - Phase 1
Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE) plays a vital role in Kingston
supporting some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents. The sector has played a crucial
role in the Kingston Covid response and continued funding of local Voluntary Community
Sector organisations is an important part of ensuring the Council has an effective approach
to early help and prevention. The sourcing of the new services will be carried out in three
phases. This procurement is in relation to Phase 1 only.
There are three proposed commissioning themes. Each commissioning theme has lots which
indicate the type of service provision required. This assists us in focussing our intentions into
areas of need.
The Council will seek to award contracts in the form of separate theme lots.
Potential providers may bid for one or more theme lots within the overarching commissioning
themes. Providers must be capable of providing all elements within a theme lot. Theme lots
will not be further divided.
The Authority is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services
categorised as ‘social and other specific services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). This procurement exercise will therefore
be subject to the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out
in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Contract Term: Initial Term of 3 years with option to extend by two further periods of up to 12
months each. (3+1+1 = 5 years).
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotApplies to lots 2, 3.
This theme provides specialist support to the VCSE sector and will enable citizens to engage
with community action and volunteering.
Applies to lots 4, 6.
Specialist services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to ensure that people know where to go for information, advice and advocacy that enables them to access specialist support, build social networks, engage in local activities, and participate in community life.
Lot #1Volunteering and Participation Enablement SupportAwarded
This theme provides specialist support to the VCSE sector and will enable citizens to engage with community action and volunteering.
Lot #2Health, Care and Social Prescribing in the Voluntary SectorAwarded
Lot #3Sector Infrastructure SupportAwarded
Lot #4ESOL Provision for Refugees and MigrantsAwarded
Lot #5Refugee & Asylum Support; advocacy, information and advice, integration and destitution supportAwarded
Specialist services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to ensure that
people know where to go for information, advice and advocacy that enables them to access
specialist support, build social networks, engage in local activities, and participate in
community life.
Lot #6Advocacy, Information and Advice for Vulnerable Migrants
Lot #7Adult Carers SupportAwarded
Services to meet the Council’s obligations under the Care Act to support carers and offer
carer assessments. The contract will offer assessments, advice, guidance and support for
Kingston adult carers aligned to the new Carers’ Strategy.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 17 Oct 2022, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2023, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN635897- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024392- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037677Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Nov 2022 → 18 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Aug 2023, 15:49 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2023, 15:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Volunteering and Participation Enablement Support1 award | |||
| Groundwork London | £424,750 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Health, Care and Social Prescribing in the Voluntary Sector1 award | |||
| Kingston Voluntary ActionSME | £290,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Sector Infrastructure Support1 award | |||
| Kingston Voluntary ActionSME | £1,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · ESOL Provision for Refugees and Migrants1 award | |||
| Learn English at HomeSME | £90,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Refugee & Asylum Support; advocacy, information and advice, integration and destitution support1 award | |||
| Refugee Action Kingston | £270,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Adult Carers Support1 award | |||
| Kingston Carers' NetworkSME | £1,199,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024392-2023-1 · Groundwork London
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £424,750
- Status
- active
Contract 024392-2023-2 · Kingston Voluntary ActionSME
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £290,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024392-2023-3 · Kingston Voluntary ActionSME
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024392-2023-4 · Learn English at HomeSME
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £90,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024392-2023-5 · Refugee Action Kingston
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £270,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024392-2023-6 · Kingston Carers' NetworkSME
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2023
- Value
- £1,199,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Volunteering and Participation Enablement Support | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Health, Care and Social Prescribing in the Voluntary Sector | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Sector Infrastructure Support | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · ESOL Provision for Refugees and Migrants | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Refugee & Asylum Support; advocacy, information and advice, integration and destitution support | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · Adult Carers Support | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Borough of KingstonMediation bodyReview body
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Groundwork LondonAwarded supplier
- Kingston Carers' NetworkAwarded supplier
- Kingston Voluntary ActionAwarded supplier
- Learn English at HomeAwarded supplier
- Refugee Action KingstonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.