Official UK procurement notice
Provision of outsourced Deaf support services
Authority: Solihull College and University Centre (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Service comprises of a fully managed Community Support Worker "CSW" placement provision to meet the educational and social needs of deaf learners while at the College. Deaf Support Services fall under Social and Other Specific Services listed under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR’). This means that the Light Touch Regime of the PCR apply to this requirement
- Recurrence: January 2028
CPV: Interpretation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Deaf support services via CSW provision to support deaf learnersAwardedRenewal
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 (2)
- Qualitative assessment: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative assessment: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Suitability
Please see the Guidance document available for download at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal.aspx… ↗ reference DEAF_1222
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · January 2028
- First published
- 2 Mar 2023, 21:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DEAF_1222- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03adcfFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see the Guidance document available for download at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal.aspx… ↗ reference DEAF_1222
- Review procedure
Alcatel will be advised as part of the tender process, currently expected 19.05.23 - 29.05.23Any changes to this date will be published via In-Tend.
Publisher note: Please register on https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/home to access documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Apr 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Solutions (SLIA) LtdProvision of Deaf Support Services | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Deaf Support Services · Sign Solutions (SLIA) Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sign Solutions (SLIA) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria