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Published 14 Nov 2022, 16:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Awarded value£6,222,9852 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2022awarded 14 Feb 2023
Awarded to AGE UK OXFORDSHIRE2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The key strategic direction for the Service is to facilitate the delivery of the Oxfordshire Way to help people remain independent in their communities.

The provision of Information and Advice can help to avoid the need for care and support developing and is a key pillar in delivering the Oxfordshire Way. We want people in Oxfordshire to know where they can access the right information and advice to help them make good choices about the help they or their family might need. Through using a strengths-based way of working more people will be enabled to live at home independently and confidently for longer. This will reduce or delay the need for more intensive health and social care services.

The Services will focus on creating a self-developing culture of information and advice and developing communities of practice to strengthen Oxfordshire resident's health and wellbeing.

Oxfordshire would like to improve joint working with the Council, Health, and the Community and Voluntary Sector to strengthen the prevention agenda and build greater resilience in our communities.

CPV: Provision of services to the community

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£6,222,985 together) · win at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Community Network Service (Lot 1)Awarded UK, South East 3 yrsPublished value£3,387,985

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described in Appendix 1 Specification for The Community Information Network Service (Lot 1) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023.

The maximum Lot 1 contract value for the 5-year term is £2,887,985 (with contract extension). The Contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional services (see Contract, SC2.1), during the lifetime term of the Contract in line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulation (2015). Should the optional contract condition be exercised then the maximum contract value is anticipated to be £3,387,985.

The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South East
Extensions: The Contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional services (see Contract, SC2.1), during the lifetime term of the Contract in line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulation (2015). Should the optional contract condition be exercised then the maximum contract value is anticipated to be £3,387,985. This is a 3 year term contract, with the option to extend the term by a further 2 years [in total a 5 year term contract, if the option is exercised].
Lot #2OXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)Awarded South East 3 yrsPublished value£2,835,000

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for The Oxfordshire Urgent Community Link Service (Lot 2) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023. The maximum Lot 2 contract value for the 5-year term is £2,835,000 (with contract extension).

The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Nov 2022, 16:20 GMT
Last source update
27 Jun 2023, 13:26 BST
Authority reference
DN641273
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018247
Classification (CPV)
Provision of services to the community
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038448 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2022 → 27 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jun 2023, 13:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jun 2023, 13:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £6,222,9852 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 14 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Community Network Service (Lot 1)1 award
AGE UK OXFORDSHIRESMEOXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE£3,387,985 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · OXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)1 award
AGE UK OXFORDSHIRESMEOXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE£2,835,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE · AGE UK OXFORDSHIRESME

    Signed
    14 Feb 2023
    Value
    £3,387,985
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
  • OXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE · AGE UK OXFORDSHIRESME

    Signed
    14 Feb 2023
    Value
    £2,835,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Community Network Service (Lot 1)2bids · 2 electronic1——
2 · OXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)2bids · 0 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • https://www.cedr.com/Mediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AGE UK OXFORDSHIREAwarded supplier Unit 9 Napier Court, Barton Lane, Abingdon, UK, OX14 3YT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.