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Published 4 Sept 2023, 13:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Thurrock Integrated Adults’ and Young Persons’ Substance Misuse Treatment Service

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)

Published estimate£12,855,296≈ £2.6m / year2.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 20 Oct 2023awarded 15 Dec 2023

Awarded to The Forward Trust

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council’s requirement under this Contract is for a single Provider to deliver an Integrated Adults’ and Young Person’s Drug and Alcohol Misuse Treatment Service in Thurrock. Please refer to the specification for further information on the service requirements.The contract is for a period of five years with the option to extend by up to a further four years. Please note the estimated contract value includes the full nine years - further information on the contract value and maximum threshold can be found in the tender documentation.

Recurrence: This contract will be re-procured either in 5 years or up to 9 years if the extension options are used.

CPV: Community health services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£12,855,296

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2029 (5 yrs)

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Option to extend up to a maximum of 4 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services 85323000 Community health services

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: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · This contract will be re-procured either in 5 years or up to 9 years if the extension options are used.
First published: 4 Sept 2023, 13:40 BST
Last source update: 2 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference: PS/2023/032
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-000058
Classification (CPV): Community health servicesHealth services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f9bd Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers, allowing unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Please note this contract is now awarded. The total contract value incudes potential contract uplifts during the contract term.

How it was run

Official notice

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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/1504 ↗

Submission deadline: 20 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx… ↗

Timeline

20 Oct 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
20 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
20 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice published
2 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
2 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,534,6801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Forward TrustSubcontracting: Subcontracted proportion estimated to be 17.8%. Value and proportion are approximate figures.	£12,534,680 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000058-2024-1 · The Forward Trust
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£12,534,680
Period
… – 31 Mar 2029
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, East of EnglandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Forward TrustAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria