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Published 23 Jun 2023, 13:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC1107 - The Provision of a Manchester Sensory Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£19,950,000exc. VAT28.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2023awarded 22 Jan 2024
Awarded to Big Life Schools Academy Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of a Sensory Support Service

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of a Manchester Sensory Support ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£19,950,000

Provision of a Manchester Sensory Support Service. Additional information: The Council used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to

register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants needed to

electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via

the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 31 July 2023

Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 monthsVariant 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: 60%Price: 10%Social value: 20%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60%
  • price: 10%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Carbon: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Carbon: 10%
  • 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
23 Jun 2023, 13:24 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2024, 16:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN676172
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002132
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc10 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract/framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provided 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 31 July 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.

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
31 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2023 → 22 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jan 2024, 16:10 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2024, 16:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £14,272,1151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Big Life Schools Academy TrustThe Provision of Manchester Sensory Support Service£14,272,115 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation),, Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body London

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.