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Published 4 Jan 2022, 08:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Health Care Services to Employees

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£300,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 3 Feb 2022awarded 29 Mar 2022
Awarded to BHSF Occupational Health Limited, WESTFIELD CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Health Care Services to employees. There are two (2) Lots within this tender; Lot 1 - Occupational Health Services and Lot 2 - Employee Assistance Programme. Each Lot will be evaluated separately therefore a separate service provider will be appointed for each Lot. Tenderers may apply for either lot or both lots.

CPV: Company health services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£300,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Occupational Health ServicesAwardedPublished value£120,000
Extensions: The anticipated contract start date is 1 April 2022 and the contract will initially be awarded for a period of three years to 31 March 2025 and subject to performance as agreed on contract award, there will be an option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually and subject to written agreement by both parties.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Employee Assistance ProgrammeAwardedPublished value£180,000
Extensions: The anticipated contract start date is 1 April 2022 and the contract will initially be awarded for a period of three years to 31 March 2025 and subject to performance as agreed on contract award, there will be an option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually and subject to written agreement by both parties.Variant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Methodology: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Methodology: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
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
4 Jan 2022, 08:25 GMT
Last source update
29 Mar 2022, 09:21 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Feb 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008348
Classification (CPV)
Company health services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0306a1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Feb 2022, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

3 Feb 2022 → 4 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Feb 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Mar 2022, 09:21 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    4 May 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Mar 2022, 09:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £316,0632 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Mar 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Occupational Health Services2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Employee Assistance Programme2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor
  • Purchasing ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria