Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-1599 UKRI Emergency Care Benefit
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description** This is a Contract Award Notice not a call for competition** UKRI wish to commission a supplier who would provide emergency caring responsibilities to UKRI staff surrounding childcare, eldercare, and adult care within the UK. The Emergency Care benefit is designed to support all working families and carers across UKRI, in line with UKRI’s commitment to providing family-friendly employment conditions which is followed and supported via enhanced UKRI policies in this area.
CPV: Daycare services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1**This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition** UKRI wish to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
**This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition** UKRI wish to commission a supplier who would provide emergency caring responsibilities to UKRI staff surrounding childcare, eldercare, and adult care within the UK. The Emergency Care benefit is designed to support all working families and carers across UKRI, in line with UKRI’s commitment to providing family-friendly employment conditions which is followed and supported via enhanced UKRI policies in this area. The objective of the care provision is to give UKRI employees access to a reliable service of emergency care that can be provided at short notice which will enable them to attend work and carry out their normal duties. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement… ↗
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Apr 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020481- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03234aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=707607592 GO Reference: GO-2022727-PRO-20683419
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST
Timeline
25 Apr 2022 → 27 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline25 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts19 May 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2022, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020481-2022-UKRI-1599-1 · Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2022
- Value
- £140,000
- Period
- … – 19 May 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bright Horizons Family SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.