Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
capitalEsourcing
16th Floor, 64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
UK
E-mail: Tenders@westminster.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.capitalesourcing.com
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.capitalesourcing.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.capitalesourcing.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.capitalesourcing.com
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
Family Group Conferencing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Westminster City Council and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is recommissioning a bi-borough Family Group Conferences (FGC).
The coordination and delivery of Family Group Conferences (FGC) provides support to the families engaged with Children’s Services to find their own solutions to their problems in meeting the child’s needs with the following desired outcomes:
· Providing FGCs as required by Children and Families Social Work Teams.
· Establishing FGCs before court proceedings so that agreed plans can feed into court decisions.
· Reduce the number and length of care proceedings.
· Improving quality and outcomes for the child and family.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.capitalesourcing.com
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
12/01/2023
End:
11/01/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/09/2022
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
08/09/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/09/2022
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our e-sourcing portal, kindly visit; www.capitalesourcing.com and search for the following reference: itt_WCC_16156 - Family Group Conferencing ITT. If you have any questions, please submit these through the e-tendering portal (“the Portal”)
Our e-sourcing portal site is free to register on.
To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link and enter your Username and Password:
https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml
Or browse as follows:
- Connect to https://www.capitalesourcing.com
- Enter your Username and Password
- Go to Published Opportunities
- Click on the Project Title 'Family Group Conferencing' to view details.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Westminster City Council
16th Floor, 64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
UK
E-mail: tender@westminster.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/08/2022