Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth City Council
Procurement Service, Floor 4 Core 3/4, Civic Office, Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2AL
UK
Contact person: Procurement Service
Telephone: +44 2392688235
E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
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
Advocacy, Independent Visitor and Child Sexual Exploitation Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Portsmouth City Council has awarded contract for the delivery of an advocacy, independent visitor and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) service. The provider will offer a service to vulnerable children and young people referred with need for CSE intervention, missing return interviews, advocacy support to children for child protection conferences or looked after children reviews, and independent visitors for looked after children. The service follows a value based approach, operating in a way which promotes independence and recognising individual's ability to increase their quality of life. The contract will commence on 1.10.2017 and will be let for a 3 years period with the option to extend for up to 2 further years in increments to be agreed. A proportion of this contract will be payment by results.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85312000
85312300
85312310
85312400
85320000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Missing return interviews: The provider will work with some of our most vulnerable children and young people in the community who are not open to social care and whom are going missing from home and school.
Child sexual exploitation interventions: The provider will work with children and young people at high risk of CSE and as such will need to demonstrate an ability to recruit and develop staff to build strong relationships with children and in particular teenagers.
Independent visitors: Independent visiting will provide befriending and support to children and young people aged between 5-18, who are looked after by the local authority. The independent visitor is a volunteer role of an interested and supportive adult who is a constant feature of the child's life.
Advocacy Support: Portsmouth City Council provides advocates to represent children and young people who are looked after or subject of a child protection plan to deal with specific issues or at meetings about them.
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:
2017/S 064-120968
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Advocacy, Independent Visitor and Child Sexual Exploitation Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/06/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barnardo Services Limited
Tanners Lane
Ilford
IG6 1QG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2018