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Published 25 Oct 2023, 09:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Sensory Service

Official notice

Authority: Angus Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£755,000≈ £151k / year
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 24 Jan 2024
Awarded to North East Sensory Services
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sensory Service to offer support to those who have a range of needs relating to sensory impairment to enable then to live as independently as possible through the provision of specialist assessment, rehabilitation, advice, guidance, communication(such as British Sign Language) and equipment. The successful provider will hold the Sight Loss Register (Certificate of Visual Impairment) on half of the Council.

  • How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of a sensory services across Angus 5 yrsPublished value£755,000

Provision of a sensory services across Angus. The service will offer support to those who have a range of needs relating to sensory impairment and their families/carers. The service provider will also maintain the register of visually impaired people - Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI). The groups to be supported are Adults who are deaf or who present as having hearing loss, adults who are certified blind or partially sighted or present as having a visual impairment and adults, due to the extent of their dual sensory loss, require the specialism of a Guide Communicator Service. The service will aim to enable supported people to live as independently as possible and to continue to lead active lives, whilst providing the necessary support in areas of communication, mobility and information to achieve personal goals. Providers will also be required to assess the equipment needs required of a supported person by demonstrating aids and supporting people in the use of specialist equipment. A rehabilitation service for people with Sight Loss is required.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Angus

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

Contract awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Overall weighting is price 30% and quality criteria 70%

Shortlisting
Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 302,000 GBP for the last 3 years. (2 x annual contract value) Revenue reserves of no less than 10% of average annual turnover for the last 3 years subject to a maximum requirement (i.e. the upper revenue reserves value limit beyond which the stated % will not apply) of 1,000,000 GBP

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Oct 2023, 09:40 BST
Last source update
5 Feb 2024, 16:46 GMT
Authority reference
AC23/045/HSC
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003765
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040eba Find a Tender
How it runs
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

Publisher note: The contract will be for an initial 3 year term with the option to extend for 2 years. The start date of the service will be 1 April 2024. (SC Ref:757254)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Oct 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Oct 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Feb 2024, 16:46 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    30 Oct 2023, 08:49 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    30 Oct 2023, 08:49 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2023, 08:49 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    5 Feb 2024, 16:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £159,4381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
North East Sensory ServicesSME£159,438 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Angus Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, Scotland, DD8 1ANContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview body ForfarContact email, phone

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.