Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation),, Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
UK
Contact person: Mr Mike Worsley
Telephone: +44 1612343080
E-mail: mike.worsley@manchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.manchester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.manchester.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TC1107 - The Provision of a Manchester Sensory Support Service
Reference number: DN676172
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Provision of a Sensory Support Service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Manchester Sensory Support Service
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Carbon
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
10%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The Council used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants needed to
electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via
the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 31 July 2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-017957
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: TC1107
Title: The Provision of Manchester Sensory Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Big Life Schools Academy Trust
463 Stretford Road Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 9AB
UK
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.manchester.gov.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 14 272 115.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.manchester.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract/framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2024