Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
County Hall, The Annexe, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
UK
Contact person: Mr Andrew Simkin
Telephone: +44 1392383000
E-mail: andrew.simkin@devon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK43
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.devon.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
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
CP1439-17 Children Centre Services
Reference number: DN263075
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Commissioners are seeking to put in place a contract to deliver the Children’s Centre services to meet the needs of targeted families across the administrative area of Devon County Council. The service will be aligned to the 4 Children and Families Partnership’s areas of:
— Exeter,
— Mid and East Devon,
— South Devon,
— Northern Devon.
Children’s Centre services are the key delivery mechanism for the local authority to meet its statutory duties referenced in the Childcare Act 2006, and Working Together 2015. They are an integral part of how the local authority carries out the duties set out in the Acts above to improve the well-being of young children and reduce inequalities between them.
The current service is principally a universal service for families with children aged 4 and under through the life of this contract the service will move to providing predominantly targeted Early Help support for families with children aged 8 years and under.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
29 535 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK43
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Commissioners are seeking to put in place a contract to deliver the Children’s Centre services to meet the needs of targeted families across the administrative area of Devon County Council. The service will be aligned to the 4 Children and Families Partnership’s areas of:
— Exeter,
— Mid and East Devon,
— South Devon,
— Northern Devon.
Children’s Centre services are the key delivery mechanism for the local authority to meet its statutory duties referenced in the Childcare Act 2006 and Working Together 2015. They are an integral part of how the local authority carries out the duties set out in the Acts above to improve the well-being of young children and reduce inequalities between them.
The current service is principally a universal service for families with children aged 4 and under through the life of this contract the service will move to providing predominantly targeted Early Help support for families with children aged 8 years and under.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
29 535 000.00
GBP
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 V: Award of contract
Contract No: CP1439-17
Title: CP1439-17 Children Centre Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Action for Children Services Ltd
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road,
Watford
WD18 8AG
UK
NUTS: UKK43
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 29 535 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/01/2018