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Published 25 Apr 2022, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WP3807- Walsall Early Help Community Activities Reducing Exploitation Project (Early Help CARE Project)

Official notice

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,400,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 16 May 2022awarded 12 Jul 2022
Awarded to The Inspire Foundation (UK) Community Interest Company2 awards
Contract term 9 moends 31 Mar 2023 · extension options published · starts 28 Jun 2022

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

To deliver a programme of innovative short break opportunities for young people on the edges of exploitation. The service will deliver the short-break model specifically for young people in Year 6 and above with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who are showing early signs of potential vulnerabilities to exploitation but are below Children’s social care or Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) threshold.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1North LocalityAwardedRenewal 9 mo

WP3807 Walsall Council invites suppliers to bid for the provision of Walsall Early Help Community Activities Reducing Exploitation Project (Early Help CARE Project). Providers must bid for the contract via the Council’s electronic portal, in-tend. The procurement process being used is an open tender process under the Light Touch Regime (PCR 2015 74-77). The contract is split into 4 LOTS. Lot 1 – North, Lot 2 – East, Lot 3 – South and Central and Lot 4 – West.

Contract period: 28 Jun 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (9 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months · up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2East LocalityAwardedRenewal 9 mo

WP3807 Walsall Council invites suppliers to bid for the provision of Walsall Early Help Community Activities Reducing Exploitation Project (Early Help CARE Project). Providers must bid for the contract via the Council’s electronic portal, in-tend. The procurement process being used is an open tender process under the Light Touch Regime (PCR 2015 74-77). The contract is split into 4 LOTS. Lot 1 – North, Lot 2 – East, Lot 3 – South and Central and Lot 4 – West.

Contract period: 28 Jun 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (9 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months · up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3South and Central LocalityCancelledRenewal 9 mo

WP3807 Walsall Council invites suppliers to bid for the provision of Walsall Early Help Community Activities Reducing Exploitation Project (Early Help CARE Project). Providers must bid for the contract via the Council’s electronic portal, in-tend. The procurement process being used is an open tender process under the Light Touch Regime (PCR 2015 74-77). The contract is split into 4 LOTS. Lot 1 – North, Lot 2 – East, Lot 3 – South and Central and Lot 4 – West.

Contract period: 28 Jun 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (9 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months · up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4West LocalityCancelledRenewal 9 mo

WP3807 Walsall Council invites suppliers to bid for the provision of Walsall Early Help Community Activities Reducing Exploitation Project (Early Help CARE Project). Providers must bid for the contract via the Council’s electronic portal, in-tend. The procurement process being used is an open tender process under the Light Touch Regime (PCR 2015 74-77). The contract is split into 4 LOTS. Lot 1 – North, Lot 2 – East, Lot 3 – South and Central and Lot 4 – West.

Contract period: 28 Jun 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (9 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further 24 months · up to a further 24 monthsVariant 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 4 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non Price: 90%
  • price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non Price: 90
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
25 Apr 2022, 15:18 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2022, 10:16 BST
Award evaluation window
16 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
WP3807
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019509
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG38)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033015 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

16 May 2022 → 18 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    28 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    18 Jul 2022, 10:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2022, 10:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £1,200,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jul 2022

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · North Locality3bids · 3 electronic3——
2 · East Locality2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Darwall Street,, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1TPContact email Published organisation website ↗

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