Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Croydon Council
Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
UK
Contact person: Mrs Vivienne Weeks
Telephone: +44 62380
E-mail: vivienne.weeks@croydon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.croydon.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.croydon.gov.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
Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel
Reference number: DN388720
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
4 year multi-supplier approved provider panel to deliver Children’s SocialCare assessments.
Assessments commissioned from the panel of experts will be within the context of cases being managed under Public law outline (PLO) framework both in pre-proceedings and Court Proceedings.
The approved provider panel will be split into 10 lots: Parenting assessment manual software (PAMS) assessment, parenting assessment, residential parenting assessment, reverse residential assessment, viability assessment, together and apart assessment and sub-lots within the psychological, psychiatric, fostering assessments and risk assessments lots.
During the 4 year period, the Council reserves the right to refresh the approved provider panel and admit new providers onto the panel who meet the initial quality and price evaluation criteria. This is to ensure the provider panel continues to contain enough qualified assessors who can meet the breadth of assessment need. Tenderers can apply for 1 or more lots.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 10 Lots
II.2.1) Title
1) Psycholoical; 2) Psychiatric; 3) PAMS; 4) Parenting; 5) Residential; 6) Reverse; 7) Viability; 8) SGO; 9) Together Apart; 10) Risk
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121270
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The approved provider panel contract shall be for a period of 2 (two) years with an option to extend at the Council’s sole discretion for a further 2 (two) years, giving a total maximum contract term of 4 years. The anticipated contract start date will be the 1.8.2019.
The requirements of the Services may vary and quantities shall not be specified, guaranteed or warranted by the Council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30 %
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract shall be for a period of 2 (two) years with an option to extend at the Council’s sole discretion fora further 2 (two) years, giving a total maximum contract term of 4 years. During the 4 year period, the Council reserves the right to refresh the approved provider panel and admit new providers onto the panel who meet the initial quality and price evaluation criteria.
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 021-046150
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: All Lots
Contract No: Childrens Social Care Approved Provider Panel
Title: All Lots
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 22
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tully Forensic Psychology Ltd
Notingham
NG7 7FN
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paramount Care Solutions
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gail Miller Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Worthing
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mark Hatter Associates
East Sussex
BN27 3XA
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Willis Pamer
Colchester
C04 3ZL
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Richmond Fellowship
London
N7 8JG
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PM Psychology
London
WC2E 9HA
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CF Social Work
Ipswich
SP3 9FJ
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Marys Family Centre
London
SE19 3FA
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Michaels Fellowship
London
SW16 1BW
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Symbol
Kent
ME17 1TH
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carter Brown
Nottinghamshire
NG18 5BU
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ISWP
Reading
RG1 7BT
UK
NUTS: UKI62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
15 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Croydon
3G Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
UK
Telephone: +44 208726600
E-mail: procurement@croydon.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Borough of Croydon
3G Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
UK
Telephone: +44 208726600
E-mail: procurement@croydon.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
HM Courts and Tribunal Service
ServiceTribunal Service, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2019