Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Council
2nd Floor, Municipal Building, Archway Road
Huyton
L36 9YU
UK
Contact person: Mr Liam Bedson
Telephone: +44 1514434246
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1514435407
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.knowsley.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD52
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.liverpool.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Council
Merton House, Stanley Road
Bootle
L20 3UU
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD53
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sefton.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Borough Council
Old Market House, 4th Floor, West Wing, Hamilton Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5AL
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD5
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wirral.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Halton Borough Council
Kingsway House c/o Municipal Building, Kingsway
Widnes
WA8 7QF
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.halton.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
St Helens Council
St Helens
WA10 1HF
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sthelens.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire West and Chester Council
HQ, 58 Nicholas Street
Chester
UK
E-mail: liam.bedson@knowsley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.the-chest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.the-chest.org.uk
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
Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for Support Services for Children, Young People and Families.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of Support Services for children and their families is to provide individualised programmes of support which build on the strengths of families and enables:
— Parents and carers to fulfil their parenting and caring role and for families to lead ‘ordinary lives’.
— Enable children and their families to engage in life enriching activities within the community and have improved quality of life.
The PDPS is split into eight lots
The PDPS length is 10 years. The PDPS will commence from 3.11.2016.
The PDPS will remain open during the 10 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS, providers can apply to be added to PDPS at any point in time.
Although providers may apply at any time, applications will only be assessed by the named organisations then added to the PDPS at certain points during the year. Following commencement of the PDPS applications will only be accessed after 1.2.2017.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Care and Personal Support (including domiciliary and social care)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79622000
79624000
79625000
85000000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 — Care and Personal Support (including domiciliary and social care)
To provide care and support: in the home or out in the community. This may include but not be limited to:
— Personal care tasks.
— Outreach support.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Complex health needs
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79622000
79624000
79625000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 — Complex health needs
To provide health care to a child as delegated or supervised by a registered children's nurse, in order to support parents and the family to maintain family life, through sharing responsibility for meeting the child health needs as agreed.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Educational and Learning Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
80300000
80420000
85000000
98133110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 — Educational and Learning Support
Purpose of service
To provide support within an education setting to enable children to meet their outcomes for education and learning, placing them at the centre of service delivery.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Behavioural Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
98133110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 — Behavioural Support
To provide support to children who display behaviour that challenges as part of a multi-agency response to meeting an assessed need.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Short Breaks / Leisure, Outreach and Recreation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
92500000
92600000
98133110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 5 — Short Breaks / Leisure, Outreach and Recreation
To provide a service which offers families the opportunity to take a short break from their caring responsibilities and so assist family cohesion. This could include but not be limited to evenings, weekends and holidays.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Family Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79622000
85000000
98133110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 6 — Family Support
To provide a range of support for families to enable families to stay together and to improve the quality of their lives.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
Support Planning
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 7 — Support Planning
To provide support for children and their families to develop, construct and agree an individualised support plan. The planning process and support will follow as closely as possible to the ‘What good looks like’ as outlined in service requirements.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
Other specialist services including Brokerage
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 8 — Other specialist services including Brokerage
To provide support to enable children and their families to organise any help that they need to meet the outcomes of their support plan.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/11/2026
Local time: 09:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
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
Please note this will be a Pseudo dynamic purchasing system, although the template does not allow us to list it as so.
Please note the value of this PDPS over the 10 year duration is likely to be approximately between 300 000 000 GBP to 1 500 000 000 GBP
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/08/2016