Official UK procurement notice
SOL - 10856a - Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) for Social Care and Support Services for Children with Disabilities
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSMBC is looking to re-open the Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) Agreement to allow providers to submit bids for Social Care and Support Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities.The FCA will be open for 6 months with evaluations taking place each month and the last deadline for submissions being 22nd September 2023. Lot 1 - Personal Care and Lot 2 - Bespoke Specialist Short Breaks will be re-opened to allow providers to submit bids.
- Recurrence: 17 March 2023 to 22 September 2023
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.3 per place) · 2 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2022, A Flexible Contractual Agreement (FCA) under the Light Touch Regime
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Personal CareRenewal
Personal Care
Lot #2Bespoke Specialist Short BreaksRenewal
Bespoke Specialist Short Breaks
Lot #3Overnight BreaksRenewal
Overnight Breaks
Lot #4Bespoke Outreach Parenting SupportRenewal
Bespoke Outreach Parenting Support
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Personal Care | 90% | 10% | |
| 2 · Bespoke Specialist Short Breaks | 90% | 10% | |
| 3 · Overnight Breaks | 80% | 20% | |
| 4 · Bespoke Outreach Parenting Support | 80% | 20% |
- Price carries 10–20 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “SOL - 10856a - Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) for Social Care…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 17 March 2023 to 22 September 2023
- First published
- 16 Nov 2021, 10:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SOL - 15779- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020360- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6faFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Reopening for 6 month period with providers being able to submit bids each month for Lot 1 and 2. Last date of submission 22 September 2023
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Apr 2022 → 22 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2022- Status changed to complete11 Jul 2022, 11:03 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Jul 2022, 11:03 BST
- Status changed to active14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
- Deadline moved to 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST+645 days · was 16 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,205,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Personal Care
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bespoke Specialist (Day) Short Breaks
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Solihull MBCReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Sandant Care LtdFramework contractor
- SoLO Life OpportunitiesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria