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Published 18 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Integrated Community Equipment Service · Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd for Norfolk County Council (Oct 2021)

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£100,000,000exc. VAT8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jan 2022awarded 2 Aug 2022
Awarded to Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council with NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCG and Suffolk County Council (for Waveney only) has awarded a contract for a new Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES), as the current contract is due to expire on 30 March 2023.The service provides equipment to enable children and adults who require assistance to perform essential activities of daily living, to maintain their health and autonomy to live as full a life as possible.

CPV: Health and social work services · Miscellaneous health services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000,000
Delivery: East of England · Norfolk and Waveney
Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Price: 30%Environmental: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • price: 30%
  • Implementation, Structure/staffing, SCM, product re-use, quality controls, customer service, system, Carbon reduction, business resilience, service development, innovation and improvement: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Implementation, Structure/staffing, SCM, product re-use, quality controls, customer service, system, Carbon reduction, business resilience, service development, innovation and improvement: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Competitive dialogue
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update
30 Aug 2022, 14:59 BST
Authority reference
NCCT42271
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024176
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesMiscellaneous health servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: The tendered price was based on a basket of goods and services, which contained estimated volumes based on historic spend. The equipment and services procured under this contract will be based on the current needs of the population. In addition to the basket of goods, there is a requirement to supply special equipment and there are also payments and credits based on performance of the contract. An amount of £15m pa has been added to the contract price to reflect this.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jan 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline

Timeline

3 Dec 2021 → 30 Aug 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Dec 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Jan 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    8 Feb 2022
  4. Notice published
    30 Aug 2022, 14:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    3 Dec 2021, 12:33 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    3 Dec 2021, 12:33 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 17 Jan 2022, 14:00 GMT
    3 Dec 2021, 12:33 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    30 Aug 2022, 14:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £92,020,0801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd£92,020,080 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

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

  • nplawMediation body Norwich

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.