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Official UK procurement notice

Sensory Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,910,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2023awarded 18 Dec 2023
Awarded to Bradbury Fields Services for Blind & Partially sighted People, Merseyside Society for Deaf People2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The contracts will provide statutory and non-statutory services to individuals with

sight and hearing loss.

The requirements has been split into 2 Lots.

  • Lot 1 - the provision of Vision Loss Holistic Service
  • Lot 2 - the provision of Hearing Loss Holistic Service

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Vision Loss Holistic ServicesAwardedRenewal

The Vision Loss Holistic Service provides support and advice to adults who experience sight loss in Liverpool. This includes the provision of Visual Rehabilitation. Visual Rehabilitation is provided to adults who are registered as Severely Sight Impaired or Sight Impaired or will be eligible to be so in the future

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 3 year initial contract, with extensions of another 1 year, then another 1 year – maximum 5 years (3+1+1)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Hearing Loss Holistic ServicesAwardedRenewal

The service will undertake holistic assessments of needs with individuals who experience hearing loss, the assessment and provision of equipment, provision of advice and guidance as well as the delivery of low-level support.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 3 year initial contract, with extensions of another 1 year, then another 1 year – maximum 5 years (3+1+1)Variant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
5 Sept 2023, 14:54 BST
Last source update
19 Jan 2024, 11:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN686071
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001890
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa28 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Oct 2023, 13:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2023 → 19 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Oct 2023, 13:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Jan 2024, 11:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jan 2024, 11:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,910,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Vision Loss Holistic Services1 award
Bradbury Fields Services for Blind & Partially sighted PeopleSMESensory Services - LOT 1 – Vision Loss Holistic Services£2,360,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Hearing Loss Holistic Services1 award
Merseyside Society for Deaf PeopleSMESensory Services - LOT 1 – Vision Loss Holistic Services£1,550,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Vision Loss Holistic Services3bids · 3 electronic2——
2 · Hearing Loss Holistic Services1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TBCMediation body TBC

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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