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Published 17 Apr 2024, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Supported Employment Quick Start

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2024awarded 18 Jun 2024
Awarded to Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 31 Jan 2025 · extension options published · starts 10 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Quickstart project will support unemployed or economically inactive individuals aged 16+ with a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 6 months work placement at 25 hours a week in Bridgend to gain valuable experience and enhance employability skills to increase their chances of finding full time, secure work once the placement has ended.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 mo
Contract period: 10 Jun 2024 – 31 Jan 2025 (8 mo)
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Grant funding permitted the potential of a further 12 months extensionVariant 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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality Questions: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 100
  • Price: 0

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Apr 2024, 15:44 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2024, 12:42 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
B889
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018737
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045312 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:142302)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2024 → 18 Jun 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    10 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    18 Jun 2024, 12:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jun 2024, 12:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting LtdSME£900 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria