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Published 14 Sept 2023, 15:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Home Support Framework Provider for East/NN4 PCNs

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bidMax 3 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£39,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2023awarded 13 Dec 2023
Lots 3max 3 won per supplier · max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council has appointed a number of framework providers to deliver home support services in each Primary Care Network (PCN). The intention is that these providers will deliver 30% of the hours and the remaining 70% will be delivered by a Principal Provider (appointed through a separate procurement) for the PCN.This procurement is split into 3 lots, which covers the PCNs in East of Norfolk and NN4:

  • Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages (4 Framework Providers appointed)
  • Gorleston (2 Framework Providers have been appointed)
  • NN4 ( 2 Framework Providers have been appointed) The overall value included in this notice is estimate as need will fluctuate and price is set by delivery of hours. This figure is for the 10 year contract length and is exclusive of VAT and does not take into account any price rises that the Council may award.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
14 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #12CancelledPublished value£13,500,000

This lot is for the framework providers to deliver home support services in the Primary Care Network (PCN) of Gorleston. 2 providers have been appointed. Additional information: The value of this lot is estimate. The hours available will fluctuate according to need. This estimate value is for the 10 year length of the contract, does not include VAT and does not include any price increases set by the Council.

Delivery: East of England · Gorleston
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #21CancelledPublished value£15,500,000

This lot is for framework providers to deliver home support services in Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages. 4 providers have been appointed to this lot. Additional information: The value of this lot is estimate. The hours available will fluctuate according to need. This estimate value is for the 10 year term of the contract, does not include VAT and does not include any price increases set by the Council.

Delivery: East of England · Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #33CancelledPublished value£11,000,000

This lot is for framework providers to deliver home support services in the Primary Care Network (PCN) of NN4. 2 providers have been appointed to this lot. Additional information: The value of this lot is estimate. The hours available will fluctuate according to need. This estimate value is for the 10 year term of the contract, does not include VAT and does not include any price increases set by the Council.

Delivery: East of England · North Norfolk
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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotEnvironmentalSplit
1 · 2100%
2 · 1100%
3 · 3100%
What this means for your bid
  • “Home Support Framework Provider for East/NN4 PCNs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Sept 2023, 15:09 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 13:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42688
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000499
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fcbb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
16 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Oct 2023, 14:05 BST

Timeline

16 Oct 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Oct 2023, 14:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 13:29 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 13:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1411 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 13 Dec 2023

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages

    Signed
    13 Dec 2023
    Value
    £15,500,000
    Status
    active
  • Gorleston

    Signed
    13 Dec 2023
    Value
    £13,500,000
    Status
    active
  • NN4

    Signed
    13 Dec 2023
    Value
    £11,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad11——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • nplawReview body Norwich

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria