Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Stirling Council
Strategic Commissioning, Old Viewforth
Stirling
FK8 2ET
UK
Telephone: +44 1786233384
E-mail: procurement@stirling.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM77
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.stirling.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00146
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
Administration of Childminders
Reference number: SC1920-0187
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This agreement should enable Stirling Council in partnership with the SCMA to identify issues, particularly around uptake in areas of high vulnerability and rurality and take steps to address these. The Scottish Government requires that we provide greater choice and flexibility to early years provision and the use of childminders in conjunction with nursery care is expected to meet that demand.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
997 763.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM77
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This agreement should enable Stirling Council in partnership with the SCMA to identify issues, particularly around uptake in areas of high vulnerability and rurality and take steps to address these. The Scottish Government requires that we provide greater choice and flexibility to early years provision and the use of childminders in conjunction with nursery care is expected to meet that demand.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 12 states:
‘(1) Despite Section 8, a contracting authority may award a contract for a health or social care service without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract.’
As child minding has previously been identified as a care service and it is our contention that the SCMA is the sole organisation in Scotland who can provide the service required in terms of engaging with, supporting and ensuring suitability of childminders, Stirling Council intend to contract with the SCMA.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 137-338226
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SCMA
7 Melville Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2ND
UK
NUTS: UKM77
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 997 763.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:627142)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Viewfield Place
Stirling
FK8 1NH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2020