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Published 10 Jun 2021, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Befriending Service for Children and Young People

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£361,592published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2021awarded 6 Aug 2021
Awarded to COVEY (Community Volunteers Enabling You)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council (the “Council”) propose to establish a Contract with a single external provider ("Contractor") who will support children and young people across North Lanarkshire who may otherwise be socially isolated, with supportive, reliable relationships from volunteer befrienders.

  • Recurrence: retender will occur approximately 9 months prior to the end of the contract

CPV: Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement sets out to renew the contract for Befriending ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£361,592

This procurement sets out to renew the contract for Befriending Services.

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A detailed specification is contained within the main invitation to tender (“ITT”) document which is accessible (and downloadable) from the Buyer Attachment area within the PCS-T tendering system.

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Service delivery must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice and the ITT Documents. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial term 24 months, option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant 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
Quality: 160Price: 20
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Q.1 support to children and young people: 15
  • Q.2 GIRFEC: 10
  • Q.3 additional support needs: 15
  • Q.4 flexible approach: 10
  • Q.5 inclusion: 10
  • Q.6 Fair work first approach: 7
  • Q.7 Contract Management: 6
  • Q.8 best value approach: 7
  • OVERALL QUALITY: 80
  • price: 20
Published award criteria (10)
  • Q.1 support to children and young people: 15
  • Q.2 GIRFEC: 10
  • Q.3 additional support needs: 15
  • Q.4 flexible approach: 10
  • Q.5 inclusion: 10
  • Q.6 Fair work first approach: 7
  • Q.7 Contract Management: 6
  • Q.8 best value approach: 7
  • OVERALL QUALITY: 80
  • Price: 20
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 180 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · retender will occur approximately 9 months prior to the end of the contract
First published
10 Jun 2021, 16:25 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2021, 15:05 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-21-047
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019068
Classification (CPV)
Social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ba97 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

stated within the procurement documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:663205)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jul 2021 → 6 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Aug 2021, 15:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2021, 15:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £361,6021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
COVEY (Community Volunteers Enabling You)SME£361,602 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria