Official UK procurement notice
Sector awareness and provider preparedness project
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe overall aim of this project is to support the successful implementation of this reform programme by ensuring supported accommodation for young people is consistently high quality, through readying providers for the standards and regulation.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Services to support sector awareness and provider preparedness to aid the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£950,000
Services to support sector awareness and provider preparedness to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 & 17.
The overall aim of this project is to support the successful implementation of this reform programme by ensuring supported accommodation for young people is consistently high quality, through readying providers for the standards and regulation.
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- 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- 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
- 16 Nov 2022, 10:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2024, 12:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013880- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0384d8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2022 → 30 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published30 Apr 2024, 12:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2023, 12:20 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.7 | Value: £751,330.38 | Value: £1,125,000 | |
| — | TextII.1.7 | Value: £1,125,000 | Value: £1,479,694 | |
| — | DateDate to be amended in the original notice · V.2.1 | 17 Feb 2023 | 30 Sept 2024 | +591 d |
Notice is amended to reflect further funding given to allow new activities of targeted support to Kent and surrounding local authorities in response to placements for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children.
Notice is amended to reflect further funding due to expansion of activities required for the supported accommodation registration window for existing providers.
Notice has been amended following the commencement of the extension period detailed in the original contract. The original end date was 31st March 2024 and will now be extended for 6 months until 30th September 2024. This extension is nil value. The extension will allow the provider to continue to host a microsite on behalf of the The Department.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2023
- 2022-11: 1 release · 16 Nov 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Children's BureauSector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children | £751,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children · National Children's Bureau
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2023
- Value
- £751,300
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Children’s BureauAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria