Official UK procurement notice
ESCC - SS Tender for Provision of Youth Employability Service
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChildren Service Department in East Sussex County Council have awarded to a single provider to provide an Information, Advice and Guidance support service for young people who are not in learning post-16 or at risk of not progressing into post-16 learning to be known as the "Youth Employability Service" The Service will commence on 1st October 2023 for an initial term of 2 years with a possible extension period/s of up to 36 Months extension. Full details of the requirement were provided within the Service Specification in the tender documents. The tender was an Open process and Bidders should note the key dates contained within the Invitation to tender documents. The procurement process was conducted using the South East Shared Services e-sourcing portal at www.sharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗. Full details were provided in the Invitation to Tender Pack.
- Recurrence: Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,517,285
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 85%
- Bid Integrity: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 85
- Bid Integrity: 15
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Yes · Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
- First published
- 30 Jan 2023, 11:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2023, 08:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039bc9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: value includes potential extension and including additional funding (The additional funding is not guaranteed) the maximum value. The total minimum value is GBP£1,006,914 initial term of 2 years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2023 → 17 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Oct 2023, 08:44 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2023- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2023, 08:44 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Oct 2023, 08:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CXKSMEVCSE | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030549-2023-1 · CXKSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 29 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Service Department in East Sussex County Council have awarded to a single… | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £1,006,914 – £3,517,285 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,006,914 – £3,517,285 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Initial appeal to the Procurement Manager before appeal to Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
- Procurement ManagerReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CXK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria