CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Support for Young People at Risk of Explotiation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) Children Services, Social Services are looking to establish a flexible framework to provide a high quality support to young people, living within the CCBC Council area, who are at significant risk of harm and exploitation. This may include young people who display Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) and young people who are at risk of/have been abused through Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and/or Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE.

This arrangement will include support for young people who are at significant risk of harm and exploitation. This may include young people who display Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) and young people who are at risk of/have been abused through Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and/or Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). Successful Service Provider(s) will be expected to tailor their intervention to meet the needs of the individuals being referred into the service.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=106196.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Individuals will be worked with in relation to their specific needs but also in relation to their relationship needs within the family unit. For example, young people and parents may work together at times to understand and address the impact of and help parents/carers to support their children.

Interventions should aim to promote safe and supportive relationships, helping young people develop self-awareness, self-management and a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of offering support to those who have been affected by exploitation is to:

Increase the safety of young people through assessment, planning and access to specialist services

Provide a safe space for individuals to explore feelings and find the best strategies to deal with their experiences and rebuild their lives

Increase their socially acceptable behaviour and reduce/manage sexually harmful behaviour

Break the cycle of abuse by increasing understanding of healthy relationships and behaviour in comparison to coercive and abusive behaviour

Improve their psychological wellbeing, optimism about the future and their sense of self worth

Build resilience to engage in positive behaviour

Full details can be found in the ITT

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The flexible arrangement under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations schedule 3, shall be in place for a period of six (6) years, with the option to extend for up to a further period of 48 months. The mechanism of the arrangement allows the Authority to reserve the right to re-open to allow new providers to join on an annual basis or if there are capacity issues. A contract notice shall be issued to notify the market.

The award criteria is a two stage selection and award process

Stage One - This stage consists of pass / fail questions that must be completed in full. Failure to complete will result in the submission being rejected.

Candidates are required to pass all pass / fail questions to proceed to the award stage. Any candidate that receives a fail based on the scoring methodology within the tender document for any pass / fail question will be eliminated from the process at the point where the fail occurs.

Stage Two - All Organisations that successfully pass all elements of the selection stage will progress on to the Award Stage.

This stage will be evaluated using the Most Economical Advantageous Tender (MEAT) criterion, structured as price 40% / Quality 60%

Full details can be found in the ITT

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CCBC/PS2001/20/HS

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

PLEASE NOTE REGISTERING AN INTEREST IN THE SELL2WALES NOTICE IS NOT

REGISTERING AN INTEREST IN THIS TENDER YOU MUST FOLLOW THE

INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A TENDER

As part of the process, the tender will be undertaken utilising Caerphilly CBC's Proactis Portal e-tendering system.

Therefore, companies are invited to follow the directions below to register on the system:

1. Log in to the Proactis Portal E-tendering system at https://www.proactisplaza.com

2. Click the "Sign Up" button.

3. Enter your details such as Organisation Name, Details and Primary Contact Details.

4. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and Login Name, then click Register.

5. You may then receive an email from the system asking you to Click here to activate your account. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details. Or you may be redirected straight to your account home page, depending on your browser.

6. Please enter the information requested, click Next and follow the instructions ensuring that you enter all applicable details.

7. In the Enter Product Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes)that appear in the tender notice.

8. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click Next. This takes you in to the Welcome window.

9. In the Welcome window please enter your Organisation name, Organisation ID and User Name (User ID). You now need to create your unique password. Please ensure that you make a note of this along with the other information already recorded.

10. Now click Done and you will enter the Supplier Home page.

11. From the Home Page, go to the “Opportunities” area, where you can search for this Opportunity. Click on the "Show Me Arrow" of the relevant opportunity and then click to register your interest on the relevant button.

12. Click the Opportunities Icon on the left of the page so that the page is refreshed, then, click on the "Show Me Arrow" of the relevant contract again and this will take you into the create a response section of the portal.

13. Note the closing date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the tabs at the top of the page as there will be information relating to the project held here.

14. You can now either continue to fill out this area and create a response or if the project is not of interest to you Decline this opportunity by clicking the "Decline" button at the top of the page.

Tenderers shall express an interest in tendering for this arrangement by registering their interest on the Proactis Portal System as stated above and then completing the online e-tender submission. If you have any issues with your account please use the 'Raise a Ticket' function on the Proactis Portal. Instructions on how to utilise this function can be found in the attachments.

(WA Ref:106196)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Providers will be requested to submit a Community Benefit plan, this will be non core and not scored

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice