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Published 5 Oct 2022, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Family Time Service

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2022awarded 25 Jan 2023
Awarded to Family Action

What is being bought

Published requirement description

It is a statutory requirement that local authorities provide a supervised Family Time Service for children and young people who are Looked After. In addition, all local authorities have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the Children’s Act 1989 and to support with family time between children and young people and significant persons with a continuing interest in their welfare, who are not necessarily looked after.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
Extensions: There is an option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2022, 16:20 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2023, 15:55 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN635616
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012348
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03733c 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
4 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Nov 2022 → 28 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    4 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Apr 2023, 15:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2023, 15:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Family Action——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012348-2023-1 · Family Action

    Signed
    25 Jan 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
It is a statutory requirement that local authorities provide a supervised Family Time…5bids——£1 – £1,218,780
Whole notice———£1 – £1,218,780

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact 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.