Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the supply of Provision of Best Interest Assessors, in respect of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Frameworks and the statutory requirements of the Mental Health Act of 2007. These will be procured through a single formal tender process.
- Recurrence: One annual extension, making the overall contract period up to four years. Potential date for advertising renewal if option are not taken is August 2026.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.0 per place) · 5 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where
he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is
in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding
up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar
proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the
legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract
authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in
accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the
country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal
provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting
authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section
or h…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · One annual extension, making the overall contract period up to four years. Potential date for advertising renewal if option are not taken is August 2026.
- First published
- 17 Aug 2023, 12:36 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2023, 15:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
TD2021- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036256- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f09eFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Derby City Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.
Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the contact details provided in section 1.1 of this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Si 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. [The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into].
Publisher note: Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 11:30pm on 17/09/2023. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid. The deadline for returns is 10:00am on 18/09/2023. Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org Please search for TD2021 Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Sept 2023, 23:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
17 Sept 2023 → 8 Dec 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Sept 2023, 23:30 BST
- Bids opened18 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published8 Dec 2023, 15:11 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2023- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2023, 15:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Dec 2023, 15:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £80,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework for the provision of Best Interest Assessors
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Action First Assessments LTDFramework contractor
- Anglia Independents LimitedFramework contractor
- Ash's Place LtdFramework contractor
- MARS Social Care ConsultancyFramework contractor
- The OT PracticeFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria