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03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)

Independent Review Mechanism

  • First published: 19 January 2018
  • Last modified: 19 January 2018

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-071808
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
19 January 2018
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The Welsh Government is seeking to let a contract to manage the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption on Wales from 1 April 2018. CPV: 73110000, 73210000, 79315000, 85311300.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Welsh Government

Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

UK

Telephone: +44 3000603300

E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@wales.gsi.gov.uk

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Independent Review Mechanism

Reference number: C178/2017/18

II.1.2) Main CPV code

73110000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Welsh Government is seeking to let a contract to manage the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption on Wales from 1 April 2018.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 158 673.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

73210000

79315000

85311300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Welsh Government is seeking to let a contract to manage the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption on Wales from 1 April 2018. The contract will be for one year, with the possibility of extension on an annual basis for up to a further two years pending the outcome of a review of the fostering and adoption regulations. The IRM will manage the process by which prospective or approved adopters, and prospective or existing foster carers, can seek a review of a ‘qualifying determination’ made by either their adoption or fostering agency. This includes setting up and servicing the independent review panels.”

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: 1. how you propose to set up and manage an Independent Review Mechanism for fostering and adoption in accordance with the Regulations. / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion: 2.proposals for the staffing structure of the IRM to include, recruitment and training procedures that will be in place for staff and panel members, and arrangements for interpretation. / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: 3. provide details on the records management policy you intend to use for this service, including back-up and security arrangements. / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion: 4.4. Cost as submitted in the completed price schedule / 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:

2017/S 209-433399

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: C178/2017/18

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14/12/2017

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: 0

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

Children In Wales

25 Windsor Place

Cardiff

CF10 3BZ

UK

Telephone: +44 2920342434

Fax: +44 2920343134

NUTS: UKL

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: : 158 673.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

E-TENDER INFORMATION:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm

HOW TO FIND THE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The etender references for this contract are: Project_37314 and ITT_64627

- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=71808

(WA Ref:71808)

(WA Ref:75699)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Welsh Government

Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

UK

Telephone: +44 3000628803

Internet address(es)

URL: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

17/01/2018

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73210000 Research consultancy services Research and development consultancy services
73110000 Research services Research and experimental development services
79315000 Social research services Market research services
85311300 Welfare services for children and young people Social work services with accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
30 October 2017
Deadline date:
01 December 2017 00:00
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Publication date:
19 January 2018
Notice type:
03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

About the buyer

Main contact:
CPSProcurementAdvice@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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