Official UK procurement notice
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · 2 with a published value (£21,300,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with…RenewalPublished value£10,650,000
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Holistic Assessments under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £21,300,000 exc. VAT (£25,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: HA Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 9 January 2023 at 10am. Tenders must be written in English.
Lot #2The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with…RenewalPublished value£10,650,000
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Holistic Assessments under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £21,300,000 exc. VAT (£25,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: HA Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 9 January 2023 at 10am.
Tenders must be written in English.
Lot #3Access to Work Holistic AssessmentsAwardedLot estimate not published
Lot #4Access to Work Holistic AssessmentsAwardedLot estimate not published
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 sub-criteria (11)
- Delivery Model: 18
- Customer Service: 10
- Marketing & Promotion: 12
- Performance: 15
- Management Structure: 8
- Recruitment and Retention: 8
- Quality Assurance and Controls: 7
- Resilience: 7
- Information Security Questionnaire: 5
- price: 100
- Social Value: 10
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Dec 2022, 12:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jan 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018450- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a27Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page). For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk. DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- el
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Jan 2023 → 14 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts5 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jun 2024, 12:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jun 2023, 14:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 3 · Access to Work Holistic Assessments2 awards | |||
| Reed in Partnership LtdAccess to work Holistic Assessment | £8,827,458 † | — | Awarded |
| MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDAccess to Work Mental Health Support Service | £21,081,981 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Access to Work Holistic Assessments2 awards | |||
| MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED | £9,247,145 † | — | Awarded |
| Ingeus UK LimitedAccess to Work Mental Health Support ServiceSubcontracting: declared | £29,035,229 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Access to Work Mental Health Support Service · MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2024
- Value
- £21,081,981
- Status
- active
Access to Work Mental Health Support Service · Ingeus UK Limited
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2024
- Value
- £29,035,229
- Status
- active
Access to work Holistic Assessment · Reed in Partnership Ltd
- Signed
- 30 May 2023
- Value
- £8,827,458
- Status
- active
Access to Work Holistic Assessments · MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 30 May 2023
- Value
- £9,247,145
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · Access to Work Holistic Assessments | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Access to Work Holistic Assessments | 9bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Works and PensionsReview body
- Department of Work and PensionsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Ingeus UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Maximus UK Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Reed In Partnership LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.