Official UK procurement notice
ITT - Befriending services
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI63)
Awarded value£160,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2023awarded 18 Dec 2023
Awarded to Age UK Merton
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo deliver a befriending service for older people who are lonely or socially isolated using volunteer befrienders.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 75%
- Cost: 20%
- Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost: 20%
- Quality: 75%
- Social value: 5%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2023, 16:07 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2024, 10:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN689994- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003323- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fd31Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Sept 2023 → 1 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened18 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Feb 2024, 10:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Feb 2024, 10:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age UK MertonSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003323-2024-DN689994-1 · Age UK MertonSME
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2023
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Age UK MertonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.