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Published 3 May 2022, 16:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provide Infrastructure Support Services to the Voluntary and Community (Third) Sector in Warrington

Official notice

Authority: Warrington Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£580,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2022awarded 30 Jun 2022
Awarded to Warrington Voluntary Aid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Organisation to provide infrastructure support services to the voluntary and community sector (also known in Warrington as the third sector,

CPV: Community action programme

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Invitation to TenderAwardedRenewal

Invitation to Tender

Provide Infrastructure Support Services to the Voluntary and Community (Third) Sector in Warrington.

Warrington has a thriving third sector, well established culture of working in partnership and strong relationships with the third sector. The pivotal role of the voluntary and community sector within our communities has become increasingly apparent over recent years and was further highlighted during the Covid 19 pandemic response. The Council see a strong, well-functioning infrastructure provider as key to continuing the important relationship between sectors and providing vital services to our communities going forward.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: This contract is for 5 years, with a possible extension of 12 months x3.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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 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
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
Yes
First published
3 May 2022, 16:22 BST
Last source update
9 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
Award evaluation window
3 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN610401
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021841
Classification (CPV)
Community action programme
Delivery area
North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03331c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 May 2022 → 9 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    3 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £580,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Warrington Voluntary AidSME£580,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Warrington Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityThird Sector Support Services 1 Time Square,, Warrington, North West, WA1 2NTContact name, email 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.