Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Telephone: +44 01597826223
E-mail: angela.williams1@powys.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://en.powys.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Domestic Abuse prevention services in Powys
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Powys County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is seeking to engage with suitably competent, experienced, and qualified providers (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) for the provision of Domestic Abuse Prevention Services in Powys (‘the Service’).
The Council wishes to re-commission preventative and supportive services for those effected by Domestic Abuse, with clear outcomes for service users.
The Council wishes to procure preventative and support services for children, young people, and adult survivors (both male and female), ready for these services to begin delivery from 1st October 2024. The successful tenderer(s) will be required to work in close partnership with the Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Dyfed Powys Police, and other key partner agencies, including community groups.
The Council is seeking an organisation/s who will effectively deliver this contract but also work as a developmental partner to help shape the future direction of addressing Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence in Powys.
Services will be delivered in Lot 1 – North and Lot 2 – South, and the Council welcomes collaborative/consortium tenders for one or both lots.
The contract duration will be 5 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year plus 1 year at the Council's discretion.
The Council intends to let the contract in compliance with Regulations 74 – 77 Light Touch Regime (LTR) under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will use a “pseudo” Open Procedure.
The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 874 350.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
98000000
75200000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - North
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 874 350.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
South
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - South
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
See tender documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
As per the ITT documents.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Tenderers must be suitably qualified and experienced.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As per the Council's constitution.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on etenderwales
Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.
Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.u
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “Open Access ITTs” link.
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480
Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:
Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140184
(WA Ref:140184)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/03/2024