Official UK procurement notice
Direct Payments Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Awarded value£536,400published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2024awarded 22 Aug 2024
Awarded to Enham Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and
experienced service providers for the provision a service to support those adults making
direct payments for care in Swindon.
Swindon Borough council is looking to procure a Direct Payment Support service for adults
eligible for social care. The service will include the following functions:
- Information and advice on Direct Payments
- Training
- Facilitating peer support
- Recruitment and payroll support
- Managed Accounts
Full details relating to the Service are provided in the tender doc
CPV: Health services · Provision of services to the community · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (11)
- Supply and Demand: 12%
- Outcomes: 12%
- Service led by those who receive direct payments: 10%
- Accessible and relevant advice: 10%
- Staff Structure: 6%
- Peer support: 5%
- Processes and control for money: 5%
- Partnerships and relationships: 5%
- Quality Assurance: 5%
- price: 20%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (11)
- Supply and Demand: 12
- Outcomes: 12
- Service led by those who receive direct payments: 10
- Accessible and relevant advice: 10
- Social value: 10
- Staff Structure: 6
- Peer support: 5
- Processes and control for money: 5
- Partnerships and relationships: 5
- Quality Assurance: 5
- Price: 20
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 May 2024, 13:47 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2024, 13:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN723652- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031368- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046948Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Performance terms
In the Procurement Documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Jun 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published1 Oct 2024, 13:52 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2024, 13:52 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextTime limit for receipt of tenders · II.2.4 | Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 6th June 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 19th… | Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by17th June 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 26th… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £536,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enham Trust | £536,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031368-2024-1 · Enham Trust
- Signed
- 22 Aug 2024
- Value
- £536,400
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Enham TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria