Official UK procurement notice
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT SERVICES FOR SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£1,940,000exc. VAT1.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2021awarded 8 Dec 2021
Awarded to The Educational Guidance Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEducational assessments for Specific Learning Difficulties. Not clinical diagnoses on behalf of its students.
Two main aims from being in receipt of the assessment reports:
- to support students with a diagnosis to achieve their full educational potential;
- to secure funding through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
CPV: Administrative social services · For educational use · Medical analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1One single tender with one lot, but with individual contracts issued by the UniversitiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,940,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (12)
- Student experience - supported students: 7.5%
- Student experience - removing barrier: 7.5%
- Student experience - next steps: 1%
- Student experience - complaints and appeal: 4%
- Service delivery - processes: 10%
- Service delivery - Aims and requirements: 4%
- Service delivery - extra steps: 2.5%
- Service delivery - reporting requirements: 6%
- Service delivery - delivery: 7.5%
- price: 40%
- Social value - your organisation: 8%
- Social value - student employability: 2%
Published award criteria (12)
- Student experience - supported students: 7.5
- Student experience - removing barrier: 7.5
- Student experience - next steps: 1
- Student experience - complaints and appeal: 4
- Service delivery - processes: 10
- Service delivery - Aims and requirements: 4
- Service delivery - extra steps: 2.5
- Service delivery - reporting requirements: 6
- Service delivery - delivery: 7.5
- Social value - your organisation: 8
- Social value - student employability: 2
- Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
As defined in the invitation to tender documentation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 3 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
2021-23-SAS-RD / 2839LM- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030726- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d059Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Sept 2021, 13:10 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Sept 2021 → 9 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Sept 2021, 13:10 BST
- Notice published9 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,973,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2021
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Educational Guidance ServiceSME | £1,973,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Diagnostic Assessment Services for Specific Learning Difficulties · The Educational Guidance ServiceSME
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2021
- Value
- £1,973,400
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The University of SheffieldContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheffield Hallam University and The University of SheffieldReview body
- The Universities' legal services teamsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Educational Guidance Service LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria