Official UK procurement notice
Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Advice and Information Service
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of preventative services supporting Slough’s diverse population, through supporting community groups to respond to local needs, and supporting people to make informed choices about their wellbeing split into 2 Lots LOT 1.Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support. The service will facilitate the further development of local voluntary and community groups in Slough.The provider will work collaboratively with Slough’s front line services, residents and community leaders to develop and promote a market of voluntary organisations and cohort of volunteers that will support the needs of the area. A three years contract (subject to performance and funding) with the option to increase for a further one plus one year so potentially five years in total. LOT 2. Advise and Information Service. The service will ensure the people of Slough have easy access to accurate advice in a range of settings, both online and in person, covering a range of issues
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,641,255 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 1 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure support serviceRenewalPublished value£2,041,255
The provisional scope includes:
- The development of a universally accessible Directory of Services
- The development of an up-to-date and well -promoted volunteer matching service
- Oversight and administration of the Slough Community fund
- Co-location of staff within statutory services to prevent people entering services unnecessarily
Lot #2Lot No 2 Advice and Information serviceRenewalPublished value£600,000
Lot 2 Advice and Information serviceThe provisional scope includes:
- Income maximisation and benefit information
- Cost of living
- Housing advice
- Adult Social Care
- Signposting to the VCS and/or other support agencies
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure support service | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Lot No 2 Advice and Information service | 80% | 20% |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
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
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Dec 2022, 12:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2022, 12:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SBC - 035688- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034924- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038c3bFind a Tender
Publisher note: This Procurement is about the provision of preventative services supporting Slough’s diverse population, through supporting community groups to respond to local needs, and supporting people to make informed choices about their wellbeing.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- es
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Dec 2022 → 11 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published9 Dec 2022, 12:42 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.