Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service, Social Care Procurement Unit
Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7PR
UK
Contact person: Peter Smyth
E-mail: PaLSInfo@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Improving the Educational Attainment and Achievement of Looked After Children in Foster Care [CFT 1170184]
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The HSCB, alongside Trusts as the Corporate Parent, wish to provide an educational support service to:
(A) looked After Children living in Foster Carer to:
— improve readiness for education,
— enhance ability to learn,
— provide support in education and at key transition points,
— overcome educational deficits,
— promote resilience, economic wellbeing and independence;
(B) Foster Carers which will:
— raise awareness of the educational needs with an understanding of how pre-care experiences may effect capacity to learn,
— raise awareness of the full range of support services available to help children achieve their potential,
— support Foster Carers as primary carers, to nurture potential, promote educational experience and proactively encourage learning and educational attainment,
— facilitate them to contribute to Personal Education Plans;
(C) co-ordinate and manage the Letterbox Club for primary school age children. Ensuring Foster Carers are trained to use this resource appropriately.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 680 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The HSCB, alongside Trusts as the Corporate Parent, wish to provide an educational support service to:
(A) looked After Children living in Foster Carer to:
— improve readiness for education,
— enhance ability to learn,
— provide support in education and at key transition points,
— overcome educational deficits,
— promote resilience, economic wellbeing and independence;
(B) Foster Carers which will:
— raise awareness of the educational needs with an understanding of how pre-care experiences may effect capacity to learn,
— raise awareness of the full range of support services available to help children achieve their potential,
— support Foster Carers as primary carers, to nurture potential, promote educational experience and proactively encourage learning and educational attainment,
— facilitate them to contribute to Personal Education Plans;
(C) co-ordinate and manage the Letterbox Club for primary school age children. Ensuring Foster Carers are trained to use this resource appropriately.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration of the contract is 36 months with the potential to extend for 2 x 12 month periods. The estimated value of this contract for 3 years is 4 200 000 GBP if the extensions were invoked the value could potentially be 7 010 000 GBP. There is also potential for a 40% uplift in programme and activity costs as stated in the B document, therefore, the value could range from 4 200 000 GBP to 8 680 000 GBP.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
www.etendersNI.gov.uk
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
See Tender Documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 017-035640
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2018
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
The Fostering Network
87 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8HA
UK
Telephone: +44 2076206400
E-mail: philip.jacob@fostering.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In reference to section IV.2.1 see also 2017s-172-352991 and 2017S-172-352992. Note the contract value includes programme funds of 2 505 000 GBP in the initial contract period with an additional 835 000 GBP for any 12 month extension of the contract. The tender specification also allowed for a 40% uplift in programme funds. Note also 2017/S.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Procurement and Logistics Service, Social Care Procurement Unit
Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7PR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/04/2018