Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford Council, City Hall
Bradford
BD1 1HY
UK
Contact person: Mr Richard Jackson
Telephone: +44 7582107389
E-mail: r.jackson@bradford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc
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
Independent Advocacy, Return to Care Interviews and Independent Visitor Services for Looked After Children and Young People
Reference number: DN290616
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contract will be to supply statutory services relating to all Bradford looked after children and young people.
The contract will be offered for a period of 2 years subject to monies continuing to be available and statutory obligations still in place. In such event that obligations and funds alter, the Council will attempt to give as much notice as possible that it will have to terminate the contract. There will be an option for the Council to extend the contract, at its discretion, for a further 3 periods of 1 year subject to the Council still having the need and funding for this contract.
For the purpose of this tender, we have divided the services into 3 lots.
Lot 1: Independent Advocacy for Looked After Children;
Lot 2: Return to Care Interviews for Looked After Children who have been absent or missing;
Lot 3: Independent Visitor Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
350 378.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Independent Advocacy Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Independent Advocacy for Looked After Children.
The overarching objective of the Independent Advocacy Service is to provide Independent Advocacy that enables children and young people to be heard in matters that affect them.
The Independent Advocacy provided will fall into 3 categories:
— advice and guidance on rights,
— support with regular meetings,
— making a complaint and liaison between care and the young person by speaking on behalf of the child or young person.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Return to Home Interviews for Looked After Children who have been absent or missing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective for this service is to offer the child or young person, on their return from a missing/absent episode, an independent interview to understand the reasons for the missing/absent episode and find ways of reducing risks and repeat missing instances in line with the “Statutory guidance on children who run away and go missing from home or care” updated January 2014.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ 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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Independent Visitor Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An Independent Visitor’s role is to visit and befriend a looked after child or young person who has little or no contact with their birth parents and would benefit from having an adult in their lives who can give them support, advice and take an interest in their affairs. The objective of the Independent Visitor Service is to recruit, train, match and manage a pool of volunteer Independent Visitors for the population of Looked After Children.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 156-323836
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Independent Advocacy Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Tower House, Tower Road
Birkenhead
CH41 1FF
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 122 345.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Return to Home Interviews for Looked After Children who have been Absent or Missing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Advocacy Focus
First Floor, The Old Tannery, Eastgate
Accrington
BB5 6PW
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 118 933.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Independent Visitor Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NYAS
Tower House, Tower Road
Birkenhead
CH41 1FF
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 109 100.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/01/2018