Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
London
N1 2UD
UK
E-mail: procurement@islington.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.islington.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
2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers – Paradise Park Children’s Centre, N7
Reference number: DN669163
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under
five years old. Providers must have previous recent experience of delivering Ofsted-registered,
high quality early education and childcare to meet the minimum requirements for this tender and
will need to evidence this.
The provider will have a sound knowledge of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage
Framework and contribute to the outcomes as identified within the specification.
The provider will need to have a strong governance structure in place and a finance team which
is able to oversee and monitor the appropriate use of a complex set of funding streams from the
Council and Department for Education.
The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements
as set out by the London Safeguarding Children’s Board and comply with local safeguarding
processes.
The provider will work closely with a variety of council officers, health and voluntary sector
partners in order to deliver the service, including (for example), Bright Start early childhood
multi-agency teams, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team, safeguarding and
finance officers, and the Family Information Service (FIS). Multi-disciplinary working is essential
for delivering outcomes for children and their families
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 328 408.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a
contract notice will be published on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.
This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
under Chapter 3 Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services (known as the “light touch”
regime). Under Regulation 76 the council is free to establish a procedure, provided the
procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal
treatment of economic operators (service providers).
The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure but with the option for
an element of negotiation (if required). All economic operators (service providers) who
successfully express an interest will automatically have access to the tender documents.
Standard pre-selection questions will be part of the tender response and will need to be passed
before the evaluation of quality and cost. Further details will be available in the procurement
documents.
The council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the evaluation of initial
tenders without negotiation where this offers value for money. The council reserves the right to
not award the contract if the received tenders do not offer value for money.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Implementation and service model
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: outcomes and outputs
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Partnership working
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Early Years Foundation Stage
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Contract management including governance, finance and financial management
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-012994
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 2122-0282-A
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Islington Play Association
London
N7 8SE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 328 408.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/08/2023