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Published 30 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Support Services “Be Well Talk Now”

Official notice

Authority: University of Bath (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£120,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Bath has had a relationship with the current provider since 2019, providing a 24/7 telephone and live chat advice line for students, locally branded as ‘Be Well Talk Now’ (more information online: www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/be-well-ta… ↗).

This arrangement is in need of review and this brief lists the requirements from a service to take effect from the beginning of the 24/25 academic year.

CPV: Counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1To provide a 24/7 phone line for students to seek both in the moment Mental Health and…Published value£120,000

To provide a 24/7 phone line for students to seek both in the moment Mental Health and Wellbeing Support as well as Generalist Advice

Delivery: South West · Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Variant bids: 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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service Provision (Quality): 80%
  • Service Fees and Associated Costs: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service Provision (Quality): 80.00%
  • Service Fees and Associated Costs: 20.00%
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
30 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013931
Classification (CPV)
Counselling services
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045634 Find a Tender

Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK-Bath:-Counselling-services.:-Counselling-services./79739B2JP4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/79739B2JP4 GO Reference: GO-2024430-PRO-25908674

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
et
Bids opened
4 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST

Timeline

30 Apr 2024 → 4 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    4 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Student Support Services “Be Well Talk Now”

Contracting authorityEducation Finance and Procurement, UK-Bath: Counselling services., South West, BA11JWContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.