Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
UK
Contact person: Peter Smyth
E-mail: dsccbids@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Guardianship Service for separated children, including separated children who are victims or potential victims of human trafficking (683494)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The objectives of this procurement are to:
— establish and provide an Independent Guardian Service for separated children including those who are victims or potential victims of human trafficking,
— recruit, support, train and supervise independent guardians to ensure that they are competent in fulfilling the functions of the Independent Guardian set out in Section 21 (7) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015,
— develop written policies and procedures to define the service’s operational and delivery arrangements,
— provide specialist knowledge, advice, and support to assist other agencies to take effective decision and actions to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child victim or potential victim of human trafficking,
— lead on a promotion of the service including awareness raising and profiling of the service across all relevant agencies and organizations, and,
— deliver information bulletins about the service as agreed.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 698 762.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives of this procurement are to:
— establish and provide an Independent Guardian Service for separated children including those who are victims or potential victims of human trafficking,
— recruit, support, train and supervise independent guardians to ensure that they are competent in fulfilling the functions of the Independent Guardian set out in Section 21 (7) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015,
— develop written policies and procedures to define the service’s operational and delivery arrangements,
— provide specialist knowledge, advice, and support to assist other agencies to take effective decision and actions to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child victim or potential victim of human trafficking,
— lead on a promotion of the service including awareness raising and profiling of the service across all relevant agencies and organizations, and,
— deliver information bulletins about the service as agreed.
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
The Initial Value of the Contract is GBP£1,011,068. The specification allowed for two 12 Month extensions. This means the overall value for this contract could range from GBP £1,011,068 to GBP £1,698,762.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
www.etendersNI.gov.uk
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
See Tender Documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 197-405676
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barnardo's
542-544 Upper Newtownards Road
BELFAST
BT4 3HE
UK
Telephone: +44 2890672366
E-mail: david.phelan@barnardos.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 011 068.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Procurement and Lofistics Services
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2018