Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Leeds City Council - PACS
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS11UR
Contact
Mike Rowan
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE42 - Leeds
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Leeds Sensory Impairment Support Service
Reference number
61856
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of a Sensory Impairment Support Service for Leeds. The service will support individuals who are deaf, hearing impaired, blind, sight impaired, Deafblind or have Dual Sensory Loss.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £6,587,200
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of a Sensory Impairment Support Service for Leeds. The service will support individuals who are deaf, hearing impaired, blind, sight impaired, Deafblind or have Dual Sensory Loss.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
up to 36 months
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
In November 2022, Leeds City Council published an invitation to tender inviting companies to bid to supply Sensory Impairment support services. The opportunity was published on YORTender (the Council's e-tendering service platform) and Contracts finder.
The procurement attracted 9 expressions of interest on YORtender and only 2 submissions were received. The evaluation was carried out in line with the advertised criteria and only one of which was viable (being the supplier listed on this notice). This service is niche, and the low level of tender submitted this time reflects historic trend from previous competitive exercises.
It is at award stage that it was identified that the notice was not published on the FTS due to a human error. Publishing on the FTS is a mandatory requirement for tenders over the relevant threshold and should be published here before it is published on Contracts Finder
The Council is of the view that given the low level of responses for this contract historically, the number of interests it originally generated Vs number of response received that the number of respondents would not be different, and that the evaluation carried out was fair, open and transparent. The publication of this notice is to rectify the non-publication and to award based on the exercise that did take place with some advertising.
Consultation with Procurement Legal took place and this publication is intended to publish the outcome of the competitive tender exercise.
Publishing on the FTS is a mandatory requirement for tenders over the relevant threshold as well as publishing awards
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
61856
Title
Leeds Sensory Impairment Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
BID Services
Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road
Birmingham
B16 8SZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1053184
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £6,587,200
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £6,587,200
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
In November 2022, Leeds City Council published an invitation to tender inviting companies to bid to supply Sensory Impairment support services. The opportunity was published on YORTender (the Council's e-tendering service platform) and Contracts finder.
The procurement attracted 9 expressions of interest on YORtender and only 2 submissions were received. The evaluation was carried out in line with the advertised criteria and only one of which was viable (being the supplier listed on this notice). This service is niche, and the low level of tender submitted this time reflects historic trend from previous competitive exercises.
It is at award stage that it was identified that the notice was not published on the FTS due to a human error. Publishing on the FTS is a mandatory requirement for tenders over the relevant threshold and should be published here before it is published on Contracts Finder
The Council is of the view that given the low level of responses for this contract historically, the number of interests it originally generated Vs number of response received that the number of respondents would not be different, and that the evaluation carried out was fair, open and transparent. The publication of this notice is to rectify the non-publication and to award based on the exercise that did take place with some advertising.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom