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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2024-568892

FTS Reference: 2024-009313

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
180808262
Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK
Contact person: Leonora Heyes
Telephone: +44 07582100440
E-mail: leonora.heyes@bradford.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UKE41 -  Bradford
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103277

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

Social protection

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Accessible Information for Adults in Bradford
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85000000  -  Health and social work services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an Accessible Information service, with the aims of:
• Co-producing with people with lived experience, information for groups and/or communities who experience difficulty in understanding standard written English.
• Producing accessible information, using a range of formats, including but not exclusively, easy read, British Sign Language and Audio, which will support the key priorities and programmes of the Department of Adult Social Care and Health.
• Supporting the Department of Adult Social Care and Health in making reasonable adjustments under the Health and Social Care Act, 2012
• Offering a critical friend role in reviewing materials produced in the department to ensure accessibility. • Providing added value supporting people with lived experience who are volunteering to develop life skills, increase in confidence and develop friendship groups.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  369455.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000  -  Health and social work services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE41 -  Bradford
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking a Provider to deliver an Accessible Information service, with the aims of:
• Co-producing with people with lived experience, information for groups and/or communities who experience difficulty in understanding standard written English.
• Producing accessible information, using a range of formats, including but not exclusively, easy read, British Sign Language and Audio, which will support the key priorities and programmes of the Department of Adult Social Care and Health.
• Supporting the Department of Adult Social Care and Health in making reasonable adjustments under the Health and Social Care Act, 2012
• Offering a critical friend role in reviewing materials produced in the department to ensure accessibility. • Providing added value supporting people with lived experience who are volunteering to develop life skills, increase in confidence and develop friendship groups.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Response to service specification  /  Weighting:  90%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Social Value  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  Weighting:  0%
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2024/S 000-001217

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Accessible Information for Adults in Bradford

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/03/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
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

Bradford Talking Magazines Limited
BRADFORD
BD1 3AZ
UK
NUTS code:  UKE41 -  Bradford

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  369455.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  369455.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1st Floor, Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK
Internet address: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
UK