Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Port Talbot
SA13 1PJ
UK
Contact person: Wayne Thomas
Telephone: +44 1639763928
E-mail: w.thomas3@npt.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.npt.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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
Children’s and Young People’s Short Break Services
Reference number: NPT-1611
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Refer below to section II.2.4 - Description of the Procurement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Family Link Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
85310000
85300000
85000000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Neath Port Talbot Council invite tender submissions for the provision of their short break services for children and young people with disabilities that will comprise of the following services and scheduled to commence July 2021:
- Lot 1 - Family Link Service which serves to provide overnight stays in a Family Link carer’s home for children with disabilities, providing them with a range of new positive experiences away from home and to support them to achieve improved outcomes.
- Lot 2 - Positive Play Service which serves to provide a range of social and leisure activities for children with disabilities, providing them with fun and new positive experiences away from home and to support them to achieve improved outcomes.
The services collectively serve in part to meet the Council’s response to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
The contract period will be for three years with the option to extend up to a further thirty six (36) months,
Tenderers are able to bid for one or both lots. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a tenderer can bid for or be awarded. A single supplier will be awarded for each lot.
TUPE may apply for both Lots.
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
Positive Play Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312000
85310000
85300000
85000000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Neath Port Talbot Council invite tender submissions for the provision of their short break services for children and young people with disabilities that will comprise of the following services and scheduled to commence July 2021:
- Lot 1 - Family Link Service which serves to provide overnight stays in a Family Link carer’s home for children with disabilities, providing them with a range of new positive experiences away from home and to support them to achieve improved outcomes.
- Lot 2 - Positive Play Service which serves to provide a range of social and leisure activities for children with disabilities, providing them with fun and new positive experiences away from home and to support them to achieve improved outcomes.
The services collectively serve in part to meet the Council’s response to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
The contract period will be for three years with the option to extend up to a further thirty six (36) months,
Tenderers are able to bid for one or both lots. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a tenderer can bid for or be awarded. A single supplier will be awarded for each lot.
TUPE may apply for both Lots.
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 213-523173
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/04/2021
Local time: 14:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:
1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link.
- Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections.
- Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete.
- You will shortly receive and email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
2. Express an interest in the ITT.
- Login to the portal with the username / password.
- Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link.
- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_84992).
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen.
- This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’.
3. Responding to the ITT.
- You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).
- Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
- There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 368 485.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=108533
(WA Ref:108533)
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
01/03/2021