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Published 20 Jul 2021, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wales NHS and Social Care Mental Health of the Workforce Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Welsh Government

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£4,500,000exc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2021awarded 10 Dec 2021
Awarded to Heath for Health Professionals Wales

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We wish to procure a contract to deliver free at point of access service that provides signposting and access to a tiered model of mental health support and psychological treatment for the NHS and Social Care workforce in Wales.

  • Recurrence: If applicable and required by the Client, after the 3 year initial contract term or after the additional 2 year extension period.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: as stated in the procurement documents · an additional optional extension period of up to a further 24 months is available to the ClientVariant bids: not allowed
85312300 Guidance and counselling services85312320 Counselling 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    as stated in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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.

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

Yes · If applicable and required by the Client, after the 3 year initial contract term or after the additional 2 year extension period.

First published
20 Jul 2021, 14:54 BST
Last source update
4 Jan 2022, 11:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
C040/2021/2022
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000051
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ca28 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

as stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The estimated contract value for the initial 3 year contract term is GBP 4.5 million and approximately GBP 3 million should the extension be utilised. (WA Ref:117094)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
7 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

17 Aug 2021 → 4 Jan 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    17 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    4 Jan 2022, 11:45 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    8 Sept 2021, 13:14 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    8 Sept 2021, 13:14 BST
  3. Deadline published: 7 Oct 2021, 14:00 BST
    8 Sept 2021, 13:14 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    4 Jan 2022, 11:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,490,6171 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heath for Health Professionals Wales£4,490,617 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Welsh Government

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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