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Published 22 Mar 2023, 16:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Service

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,352,610exc. VAT2.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 May 2023awarded 29 Jun 2023
Awarded to Norfolk and Waveney Mind

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has appointed a single provider for the provision of Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Services.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council has appointed a single provider for the provision of Suicide…Awarded

Norfolk County Council has appointed a single provider for the provision of Suicide Prevention ServicesSuicide prevention remains a national priority. The national strategy outlines two principal objectives: to reduce the suicide rate in the general population and provide better information and support for those bereaved or affected by suicide.Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) area is one of eight areas previously prioritised by NHS England to receive transformation funding for suicide prevention activities, as part of the National Suicide Prevention Programme. The county’s Suicide Prevention Strategy 2021-2026 aims to reduce the suicide rate across Norfolk and Waveney to as close to zero as possible.The service will deliver localised suicide bereavement resources including an intensive support offer immediately after a suspected suicide

Delivery: East of England · County of Norfolk
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
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
22 Mar 2023, 16:48 GMT
Last source update
29 Jun 2023, 14:52 BST
Award evaluation window
23 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42684
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018553
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b541 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 May 2023, 11:00 BST

Timeline

21 Mar 2023 → 29 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    21 Mar 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Jun 2023, 14:52 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    20 Apr 2023, 16:54 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    20 Apr 2023, 16:54 BST
  3. Deadline published: 23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
    20 Apr 2023, 16:54 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    29 Jun 2023, 14:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,317,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Norfolk and Waveney MindSuicide Prevention and Bereavement Services£1,317,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NPlawReview body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.