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Published 18 Mar 2021, 10:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TC617 - Framework for the Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Services

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,940,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021awarded 25 Oct 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Provision of Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Services

CPV: Company health services · Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1The Provision of Occupational Health ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£820,000

The Provision of Occupational Health Services. 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 ↗ . Once registered, applicants were be emailed a log-in and password which allowed them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 19 April 2021 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation

Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2The Provision of Employee Assistance ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000

The Provision of Employee Assistance Services

Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 2 yearsVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 30%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “TC617 - Framework for the Provision of Occupational Health and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Mar 2021, 10:39 GMT
Last source update
5 Nov 2021, 11:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN533327
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027796
Classification (CPV)
Company health servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029cdc 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. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract had 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 usied 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 by Monday 19 April 2021 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
Appointment period ends
19 Apr 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2021 → 5 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Apr 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Nov 2021, 11:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Nov 2021, 11:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Oct 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • TC617 - Framework for the Provision of Occupational Health Services

    Signed
    25 Oct 2021
    Value
    £408,816
    Status
    active
  • The Provision of Employee Assistance Services

    Signed
    25 Oct 2021
    Value
    £117,750
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · The Provision of Occupational Health Services5bids · 5 electronic0——
2 · The Provision of Employee Assistance Services3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall Extension, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.