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Published 2 Feb 2022, 10:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Connect for Health: Social Prescribing Service

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,000,000total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 16 Mar 2022awarded 21 Sept 2022
Awarded to The Shaw Trust Limited, Citizens Advice Ipswich8 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council, on behalf of Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG, Ipswich Borough Council and Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, is re-commissioning the Connect for Health Social Prescribing service for eight Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) areas across Babergh, parts of East Suffolk, part of Mid Suffolk and Ipswich.The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.A workshop for potential providers will take place 10.00am–11.30am on Friday 11 February 2022 via Microsoft Teams. If you are unable to attend, the presentation and notes from the workshop will be issued to all potential providers via In-tend during the tender period.

CPV: Community health services

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£3,000,000 together)
Lot #1Lot One - Saxmundham and North EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Lot Two - WoodbridgeAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Lot Three - FelixstoweAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Lot Four - South RuralAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Lot Five - StowmarketAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Lot Six - Eye and North WestAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Lot Seven - Ipswich EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Lot Eight - Ipswich WestAwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 21 months from commencement of the service on 1 July 2022 to March 2024 with additional optional extensions of one plus one (up to three- and three-quarter years or 45 months in total), subject to funding and performance. If extended twice the contract will end 31 March 2026.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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As in the tender documents.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Feb 2022, 10:46 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
2136-LIT-O
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020898
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031219 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As in the tender documents.

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
16 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Mar 2022 → 20 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £2,598,7548 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2115 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 21 Sept 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot One - Saxmundham and North East3bids · 3 electronic2——
2 · Lot Two - Woodbridge4bids · 4 electronic3——
3 · Lot Three - Felixstowe3bids · 3 electronic2——
4 · Lot Four - South Rural3bids · 3 electronic2——
5 · Lot Five - Stowmarket3bids · 3 electronic2——
6 · Lot Six - Eye and North West3bids · 3 electronic2——
7 · Lot Seven - Ipswich East1bids · 1 electronic1——
8 · Lot Eight - Ipswich West1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0EQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Crown Commercial ServicesReview body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties 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