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Published 7 Mar 2023, 16:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

0995 - Inclusive Employment

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£810,000exc. VAT22.2% below first published estimate
Awarded 3 Jul 2023
Awarded to Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Essex County Council is looking to commission a countywide offer for the provision of supported employment services for adults with a learning disability and/or autism and employers across Essex.

Our vision is to create an innovative, sustainable offer which supports adults, their families, and employers to achieve successful outcomes and deliver best value.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Pricing: 40
  • Quality: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Mar 2023, 16:01 GMT
Last source update
6 Sept 2023, 10:28 BST
Authority reference
DN645577
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026294
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03aecd Find a Tender

Publisher note: Essex County Council is looking to commission a countywide offer for the provision of supported employment services for adults with a learning disability and/or autism and employers across Essex. Our vision is to create an innovative, sustainable offer which supports adults, their families, and employers to achieve successful outcomes and deliver best value. In preparation for a forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council would like to invite organisations to participate in a market engagement event on the 14th March at 9am where the team will present its final vision for the service and details of how to access the tender opportunity. To book a place at this event please email clare.perrett@essex.gov.uk

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Mar 2023 → 6 Sept 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Mar 2023
  2. Notice published
    6 Sept 2023, 10:28 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Sept 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2023, 10:28 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    6 Sept 2023, 10:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £630,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd£630,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.