Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 1DH
UK
Contact person: Annie Southgate
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Fostering Agency Framework Agreement 2022
Reference number: NCCT42019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council wished to revise the current Framework for Fostering Agencies for existing and new providers. Further to Paragraph 3 of the Best Value Statutory Guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Local Government in September 2011, the Council engaged with the market to further understand options for delivery. The meetings informed providers of our intentions and what we hope to achieve, to ascertain what potential providers see as areas of risk, to discuss the specifications, contractual terms and what (if anything) would stop interested parties from applying. Notes and slides from these meetings were published as clarifications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Standard Foster Placement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85311000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH17
UKH16
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Standard Foster Placement aged 0-10 and Standard Foster Placement aged 11+
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Enhanced Foster Placement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85311000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH17
UKH16
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Enhanced Foster Placement aged 0-10 and Enhanced Foster Placement aged 11+
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Complex
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85311000
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH17
UKH16
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Complex - This lot is for 3a CWD aged 0-10, 3a CWD aged 11+, 3b Parent and Child Foster Placement (all ages)and 3c Step Down (Premium)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2021/S 000-030769
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NCCT42019
Title: Framework Agreement for Foster Agency 2022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/02/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Adolescent & Children’s Trust
london
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beams Foster Care and Family Services
Gorleston, Norfolk
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Break
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
By the Bridge (CareTech Community Services Limited)
Hertfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKG1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Compass Fostering East Limited
Leicester
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Foster Care Associates (FCA)
Bromsgrove
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Fostering Agency
Bolton
UK
NUTS: UKE3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Regional Foster Families Ltd
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
To the Moon and Back Foster Care Ltd
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value is an estimate over the duration of the framework agreement including extensions. The exact value will be dependent on need.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings maybe brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2022