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Published 23 May 2022, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GEN_22_52 Specialist Advice for Neurodiversity Services and Access Technology Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£440,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2022awarded 22 Sept 2022
Awarded to Microlink PC (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National Audit Office (NAO) sought to appoint a provider to deliver specialist health services and other related services to the NAO. The services required under this contract will cover but not limited to Specialist advice for neurodiversity and other specialist health conditions, including an option for performance coach training and Access Technology Consultancy Support to ensure recommended reasonable adjustments for a range of disabilities and conditions are fully compatible with our digital and other systems to enable full functionality.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The purpose of the tender exercise was to appoint a provider to deliver specialist…AwardedRenewalPublished value£440,000

The purpose of the tender exercise was to appoint a provider to deliver specialist health services and other related services to the NAO. The services required under this contract will cover but not limited to Specialist advice for neurodiversity and other specialist health conditions, including an option for performance coach training and Access Technology Consultancy Support to ensure recommended reasonable adjustments for a range of disabilities and conditions are fully compatible with our digital and other systems to enable full functionality.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Subject to one plus one one year(s) extensions. Total term 48 months.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion: 60%
  • Criterion: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion: 60
  • Criterion: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 May 2022, 12:05 BST
Last source update
7 Feb 2023, 19:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Jun 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003795
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033c75 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please see Invitation to Tender (ITT) document

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=758011259" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=758011259</a> GO Reference: GO-202327-PRO-22074791

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

27 Jun 2022 → 7 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2023, 19:05 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2023, 19:05 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Feb 2023, 19:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £440,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Microlink PC (UK) Ltd£440,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • GEN_22_52 Specialist Advice for Neurodiversity Services and Access Technology Consultancy Services · Microlink PC (UK) Ltd

    Signed
    22 Sept 2022
    Value
    £440,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

National Audit Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawWatchdogGeneral public services 157-197, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, London, SW1W 9SPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.