Official UK procurement notice
ASC0266 - Let's Get Growing Service (LGGS)
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Let’s Get Growing Service (LGGS) aim is to develop community food growing opportunities, harnessing the skills and talents of the growing community and increasing knowledge and skills in communities that may have limited access to food, growing food and its benefits.
Focusing on sharing of good practice through a variety of workshops and events, highlighting the benefits of food growing, ecotherapy and an awareness of green spaces to help prevent ill health and improve the physical and mental health of the local community and strengthening their resilience.
A further key element of the programme will be to assist residents combat social isolation and improving the mental wellbeing of local communities by encouraging and increasing participation in community growing.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority is conducting thisAwardedPublished value£275,000
The Authority is conducting this
procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and Other Specific Services, as set out
in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), at Section 7 (Regulations 74 to 77) and
Schedule 3. The procurement process will not be conducted under the Public Contract
Regulations 2015; however, it will be similar to that of an Open procedure. The Process will,
unlike an Open Procedure, include the flexibility, as allowed under the Light Touch Regime
with various evaluation stages as detailed in this Invitation to Tender documentation.
The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years to commence on 1st April 2022
with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by
the Authority, for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 2 years, taking the contract
term to a maximum of 5 years
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: 90
- Price: 10
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the invitation to tender documentation.
- Shortlisting
- As contained in the invitation to tender documentation
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- 8 Sept 2021, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
- Authority reference
DN560343- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029831- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02de6eFind a Tender
Publisher note: Tender submission date 08/10/21 by 2.00pm.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Oct 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 · 2 dates- Submission deadline8 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
- Notice published1 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2021, 15:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) | £275,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029831-2021-1 · The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2021
- Value
- £275,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division)Review body
- The High Court of Justice, Business & Property CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.