Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Confidential Counselling Services
Authority: NHS Lanarkshire (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPart of NHS Lanarkshire Health Board (“the Board”), Salus Occupational Health, Safety & Return to Work Services provides a range of Occupational Health Services to all NHS Lanarkshire Staff. Confidential counselling services are currently provided to the staff of NHS Lanarkshire through this contract with a sole supplier which is now approaching the end of its final extension term. Salus are therefore looking to appoint a sole supplier to this contract that will provide a continued, equal level of service to NHS Lanarkshire staff. (“the Service”). This counselling provision will be specifically for the employees of NHS Lanarkshire (10,300 WTE).
- Recurrence: At the end of the contract term and prior to or after extension options the Board may wish to retender for this Contract depending on the requirements at that time.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£156,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Written Quality/Technical Response Document: 40
- Presentation: 40
- price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
- Written Quality/Technical Response Document: 40
- Presentation: 40
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Please refer to SPD
- Technical & professional ability
Organisations and counsellors are required to have accreditation with BACP or COSCA. Documentation must be provided to confirm this.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 120 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 · 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · At the end of the contract term and prior to or after extension options the Board may wish to retender for this Contract depending on the requirements at that time.
- First published
- 29 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NHSL293-21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008449- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fcd5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:688581)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2022 → 29 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Bids opened5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Dec 2021- Deadline moved to 12 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT29 Dec 2021, 09:04 GMT+7 days · was 5 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete29 Mar 2022, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 5 Jan 2022 | 12 Jan 2022 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 5 Jan 2022 | 12 Jan 2022 | +7 d |
Due to Christmas period and public holidays the Board is extending the deadline by 1 week to 12th Jan 2022.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Talking RoomsSME | £332,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008449-2022-NHSL293-21-1 · The Talking RoomsSME
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2022
- Value
- £332,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Talking RoomsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria