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Published 22 Aug 2022, 09:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Essential Skills Training - Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity Category (EDI)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI63)

Awarded value£120,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Sept 2022awarded 14 Feb 2023

Awarded to Integrity Coaching, Linda Laurie2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the continual development of LBMs workforce in order to become more aware of EDI workplace issues, solutions, and approaches toward creating a more inclusive workplace culture. Alongside training, LBM is seeking to engage with vendors that provide a wide range of EDI programmes and development opportunities.

CPV: Specialist training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The London Borough of Merton aims to deliver a suite of Essential Skills EDI training…Awarded

The London Borough of Merton aims to deliver a suite of Essential Skills EDI training which is available to all employees to further develop their skills and knowledge (see Appendix 1). This training aids in the continual development of LBM’s workforce to become more aware of EDI workplace issues, solutions, and approaches toward creating a more inclusive workplace culture. For example, anti-bullying, disability awareness, anti-racism.

Delivery: London

Variant 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: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Relevant experience and contract examples: 10%
Engagement: 10%
Similar Contracts Delivered: 10%
Delivery Plan: 5%
price: 60%
Social value: 5%

Published award criteria (6)

Relevant experience and contract examples: 10
Engagement: 10
Similar Contracts Delivered: 10
Delivery Plan: 5
Social value: 5
Price: 60

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 22 Aug 2022, 09:03 BST
Last source update: 14 Feb 2023, 14:06 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN629260
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-004521
Classification (CPV): Specialist training services
Delivery area: London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036143 Find a Tender

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: 20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗

Timeline

20 Sept 2022 → 14 Feb 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
14 Feb 2023, 14:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
14 Feb 2023, 14:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £120,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1010 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Integrity CoachingSME	£30,000 †	—	Awarded
Linda LaurieSME	£90,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004521-2023-1-1 · Integrity CoachingSME
Signed
14 Feb 2023
Value
£30,000
Status
active
Contract 004521-2023-2-2 · Linda LaurieSME
Signed
14 Feb 2023
Value
£90,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad	10	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Integrity CoachingAwarded supplier London, London
Linda LaurieAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.