Official UK procurement notice
Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReading Borough Council, along with our partners from Berkshire West CCG, are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Preventative and Support Services - a project as a whole known as Closing the Gap 2022-2025. Closing the Gap (CTG), which was previously commissioned under the Narrowing the Gap II framework, is an established programme within Reading for the commissioning of services to: tackle poverty, discrimination and disadvantage; promote wellbeing; and support thriving communities. CTG brings together funding from Public Health, Adult Social Care, Housing and Neighbourhoods and the Resources Directorate along with additional funding from the Clinical Commissioning Group to continue support for these causes and further the good work already undertaken to date. The commissioning of CTG services will allocate funding to target inequalities in the most disadvantaged groups and neighbourhoods using an outcomes-based approach.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The total envelope is £1.13 million investment in preventive and support servicesAwardedPublished value£980,000
The total envelope is £1.13 million investment in preventive and support services. An element of this has been removed into a separate procurement for carers’ services (explained below). The remainder of funds remains within this CTG outcome-based commissioning initiative. This CTG outcomes-based procurement is constrained to a maximum budget of £980,000 per annum for the first year. The budgets for years 2 and 3 are expected to be similar but are yet to be confirmed – successful bidders will be notified within contract management meetings of any variance to budgets in good time. The Outcomes Based Procurement: Each CTG contract awarded must be of any value from £10,000 per year up to a maximum value of £200,000 per year. Each CTG contract duration will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory performance. Each CTG contract is expected to commence on: 3rd October 2022. Tenders must remain valid and open for acceptance by RBC until the expiry of 180 calendar days from the deadline for the receipt of tenders.Bidders will have the opportunity to attend five engagement events, hosted by Reading Borough Council on Zoom.1 Procurement and Bidding Process Monday, 11th April 22, 14:00 to 15:30pm2 Procurement and Bidding Process Wednesday, 13th April 22, 18:00 to 19:00pm3 Outcomes and Priorities Wednesday 20th April, 17:00-18:00pm4 Outcomes and Priorities Friday 22nd April,16:00-17:00pm5 Outcomes and Priorities Tuesday 26th April, 17:00-18:00pm
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 (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Cost: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Cost: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 15 Sept 2021, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2022, 15:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
RBC 00001234- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028866- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e113Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The relevant deadlines depend on the specific nature of the remedies required and are defined in Regulations 93 & 94 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 May 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Dec 2021 → 13 Oct 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected17 Dec 2021
- Bids opened23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 May 2022, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published13 Oct 2022, 15:13 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Apr 2022- Published value published: £980,0005 Apr 2022, 08:45 BST
- Status changed to active5 Apr 2022, 08:45 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Apr 2022, 08:45 BST
- Deadline published: 22 May 2022, 17:00 BST5 Apr 2022, 08:45 BST
- Deadline moved to 30 May 2022, 11:00 BST9 May 2022, 10:25 BST+8 days · was 22 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2022, 15:13 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextInformation about lots · II.1.6 | This contract is divided into lots: No | This contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted for all 3 lots. | |
| — | TextLot Description · II.2 | -NIL- | II.2.1) Title - Outcome 1. Lot No 1. II.2.2) Additional CPV Code(s) 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services. II.2.3) Place of Performance NUTS codes UKJ11 - Berkshire. Description of the procurement - To support people to get out and stay out of poverty. II.2.5) Award Criteria - Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are … | |
| — | TextLot Description · II.2 | -NIL- | II.2.1) Title - Outcome 2. Lot No 2. II.2.2) Additional CPV Code(s) 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services. II.2.3) Place of Performance NUTS codes UKJ11 - Berkshire. Description of the procurement - To build resilience, independence and wellbeing, connect people to support and focus on individual and community strengths. II.2.5) Award … | |
| — | TextLot Description · II.2 | -NIL- | II.2.1) Title - Outcome 3. Lot No 3. II.2.2) Additional CPV Code(s) 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services. II.2.3) Place of Performance NUTS codes UKJ11 - Berkshire. Description of the procurement - To invest in VCS infrastructure support. II.2.5) Award Criteria - Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only i… | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 22 May 2022 | 30 May 2022 | +8 d |
| — | TextEstimated total value · II.1.5 | Value excluding VAT: £980,000 | Value excluding VAT: £2,940,000 | |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 23 May 2022 | 30 May 2022 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-09: 1 release · 15 Sept 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age UK Partnership (c/o Age UK Berkshire), Berkshire Vision Partnership (c/o Berkshire County Blind Society), Berkshire West Your Way, Reading Alliance for Cohesion and Racial EqualitySME, Reading Voluntary ActionSME, Refugee Support Group LimitedSME +7 morejoint award | £1,019,890 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028866-2022-1 · Age UK Partnership (c/o Age UK Berkshire), Berkshire Vision Partnership (c/o Berkshire County Blind Society), Berkshire West Your Way, Reading Alliance for Cohesion and Racial EqualitySME, Reading Voluntary ActionSME, Refugee Support Group LimitedSME +7 more
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,019,890
- Period
- … – 2 Oct 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36bids · 36 electronic | 20 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Board (was NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group)Contracting authority
- NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body
- The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice- Age UK Partnership (c/o Age UK Berkshire)Awarded supplier
- Berkshire Vision Partnership (c/o Berkshire County Blind Society)Awarded supplier
- Berkshire West Your WayAwarded supplier
- Citizens Advice ReadingAwarded supplier
- Community Action Partnership (c/o Reading Voluntary Action)Awarded supplier
- Parent and Children’s TogetherAwarded supplier
- Reading Alliance for Cohesion and Racial EqualityAwarded supplier
- Reading Deaf SocietyAwarded supplier
- Reading Mencap and Autism Berkshire Partnership (c/o Reading Mencap)Awarded supplier
- Reading Refugee Support GroupAwarded supplier
Show 3 more suppliers
- Reading Voluntary ActionAwarded supplier
- Tackling Poverty Partnership (c/o Communicare)Awarded supplier
- Thames Valley Positive SupportAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.