Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea Council
Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road
Abertawe
SA1 3SN
UK
E-mail: procurement@swansea.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
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
Framework Agreement for Therapies and Assessments
Reference number: CCS/22/034
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85311300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Swansea Council is seeking interest from providers who are suitably qualified and experienced to deliver a wide range of support services. These can range from statutory assessments to holistic therapies. The Council is looking for a following comprehensive and wide-ranging list of support services:-
Lot 1: Independent Social Worker
Lot 2: Counsellor/Psychotherapist
Lot 3: Play Therapist
Lot 4: Psychologist – Child and Adolescent
Lot 5: Cognitive Assessments and Capacity to Litigate Assessments
Lot 6: Psychiatrist – Child and Adolescent
Lot 7: Specialist Risk Assessor – Sexual Abuse
Lot 8: Specialist Risk Assessor – Physical Abuse
Lot 9: Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
Lot 10: Practitioner in Theraplay
Lot 11: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Sensory Attachment Practitioner
Lot 12: Licenced CUBAS Assessor
Lot 13: Practitioner in Life Story Work
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
85000000
85140000
85121291
85300000
85310000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea Council is setting up a framework agreement for Therapies and Assessments for Social Services Child and Family team.
The Framework will be spilt into the following Lots:-
Lot 1: Independent Social Worker
Lot 2: Counsellor/Psychotherapist
Lot 3: Play Therapist
Lot 4: Psychologist – Child and Adolescent
Lot 5: Cognitive Assessments and Capacity to Litigate Assessments
Lot 6: Psychiatrist – Child and Adolescent
Lot 7: Specialist Risk Assessor – Sexual Abuse
Lot 8: Specialist Risk Assessor – Physical Abuse
Lot 9: Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
Lot 10: Practitioner in Theraplay
Lot 11: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Sensory Attachment Practitioner
Lot 12: Licenced CUBAS Assessor
Lot 13: Practitioner in Life Story Work
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
Please refer to tender documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The Council intends to let a pseudo framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime. The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/01/2024
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
Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.
1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
2. Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).
— 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 invitation to 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 and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Phone: +44 8003684850
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=136978
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
please see information on eTenderWales
(WA Ref:136978)
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
04/12/2023