Official UK procurement notice
TC1017 - The Provision of an Infrastructure service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
We are seeking to commission an organisation (or organisations working in partnership with a lead ) to provide citywide ‘infrastructure support’ to the VCSE sector in Manchester. This specification will explain what we mean by infrastructure support, and what will be required of you as an applicant. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 6 November 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking to commission an organisation (or organisations working in partnership with a lead ) to provide citywide ‘infrastructure support’ to the VCSE sector in Manchester. This specification will explain what we mean by infrastructure support, and what will be required of you as an applicant. The successful applicant will act as a leading strategic partner in the city, working with other leaders across sectors in alignment with the city’s priorities and strategies, including the Our Manchester Strategy and the Making Manchester Fairer action plan.
CPV: Education and training services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Further details are set out in the procurement documentsRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 6 November 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Social Value: 20%
- Carbon Reduction: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 70%
- Social Value: 20%
- Carbon Reduction: 10%
- Price: 0%
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
- 18 Sept 2023, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2023, 14:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN690113- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027502- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract/framework is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 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)
Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 6 November 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Sept 2023 → 6 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published18 Sept 2023, 14:45 BST
- Submission deadline6 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court (England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.