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Published 15 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Emergency out of hours service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£180,000≈ £30k / year
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2023
Contract term 6 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service is provided to enable residents and others to contact the Council by phone and email to report urgent issues which cannot wait until the next working day for resolution. Examples of urgent issues include flooding, homelessness, dangerous structures, absent children in local authority care, and requests for social worker support.

  • Recurrence: Dependent on whether extension option is agreed either Late 2025 or 2027

CPV: Telephone-answering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 6 yrsPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 30 Apr 2028 (6 yrs)
Delivery: London · Bexley and Greenwich
Extensions: The above includes an option for a 2 year extension. It is likely the contract will be retendered in its current format upon expiry.Second stage: 2–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 30%
  • Criterion 1: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 30
  • Criterion 1: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes · Dependent on whether extension option is agreed either Late 2025 or 2027
First published
15 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
15 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference
5653
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035553
Classification (CPV)
Telephone-answering services
Delivery area
London (UKI51)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038de2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=744593892" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=744593892</a> GO Reference: GO-20221215-PRO-21746165

How it was run

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

Timeline

1 May 2022 → 19 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    15 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Jan 2023

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough Of Bexley

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY, CIVIC OFFICES, WATLING STREET, BEXLEYHEATH, London, DA6 7ATContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.