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Published 16 Aug 2021, 09:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1248-T-LS Carers Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,539,926published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 31 May 2022
Awarded to Carers In Bedfordshire
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of these services is to ensure that carers who are caring for a family member, friend or neighbour who is ordinarily resident in Bedfordshire (excluding Luton), are supported to maintain their wellbeing and to be able to continue in their caring role. This service is for both young and adult carers and will use a whole family approach in its support.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Option to extend for 1 year.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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
First published
16 Aug 2021, 09:45 BST
Last source update
1 Jun 2022, 10:43 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
CBC-1248-T-LS
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015309
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d509 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
11 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 1 Jun 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Jan 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    1 Jun 2022, 10:43 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Jun 2022, 10:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,539,9261 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carers In BedfordshireSMECarers Support Services£2,539,926 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Carers Support Services · Carers In BedfordshireSME

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    £2,539,926
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Priory House, Chicksands, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

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.