Find a TenderAwarded
Published 15 Nov 2023, 09:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Consumer & Financial Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,606,860published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2023awarded 22 Mar 2024
Awarded to Citizens Advice Denbighshire

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Denbighshire County Council is seeking to procure an independent, confidential and free consumer and financial advice service for the benefit of Denbighshire residents. This service will be effective in preventing and reducing the issues faced by users in relation to (but not limited to) the full range of benefits and entitlements, debt, energy and fuel, housing, employment, consumer issues and family/relationship issues.

CPV: Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales · Denbighshire
Extensions: Subject to a one year extension periodVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender

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 · 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Nov 2023, 09:33 GMT
Last source update
17 Jun 2024, 12:56 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
22140DCC
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018602
Classification (CPV)
Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0419dd Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:142266)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
15 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2023 → 17 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Jun 2024, 12:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jun 2024, 12:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,606,8601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Citizens Advice DenbighshireSME£1,606,860 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Wales, LL15 1YNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact 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