Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: Jennifer.Noble@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://gov.wales.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales
Reference number: C306/2019/2020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Child contact services provide safe, neutral, welcoming space for children to spend time with parents or other people who are important to them. They support parents to help them prioritise the needs of their children post separation so that long-term solutions can be found to keep children in touch with both parents and wider family
The Welsh Government, through Cafcass Cymru, is looking to set up child contact services in Wales in accordance with sections 35 and 36 of the Children act 2004 and sections 60 and 71 of Government of Wales Act 2006.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 5 lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales - North Wales
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85311300
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
North Wales covering the county boundaries of Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales. This lot covers the services for north Wales. The value of the lots is unknown at this time and the value included is total for all lots for the maximum duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales - Mid & West Wales
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Mid and west Wales covering the county boundaries of Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales. This lot covers the services for mid and west Wales. The value of the lots is unknown at this time and the value included is total for all lots for the maximum duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales - South West Wales
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
South west Wales covering the county boundaries of Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot and Bridgend.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales. This lot covers the services for south west Wales. The value of the lots is unknown at this time and the value included is total for all lots for the maximum duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales - Gwent
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85000000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Gwent covering the county boundaries of Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Torfaen and Newport.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales. This lot covers the services for Gwent. The value of the lots is unknown at this time and the value included is total for all lots for the maximum duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales - South Wales
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85310000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
South Wales covering the county boundaries of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supervised Child Contact Centres in Wales. This lot covers the services for south Wales. The value of the lots is unknown at this time and the value included is total for all lots for the maximum duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/08/2021
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/08/2021
Local time: 15:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
HOW TO FIND THE ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The etender references for this contract are: Project_47645 and ITT_88319.
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice
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=111744
(WA Ref:111744)
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
02/07/2021