Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2072104850
E-mail: Sam.Richman@dh.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Support for the Principal Social Workers Networks in England
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Principal Social Workers (PSW) provide a key leadership role in Social Work. The Statutory Guidance to the Care Act (2014) established their role formally. The Department has provided support to the network of PSW since 2014.
We now wish to manage an open competition for a supplier to maintain and continue the support to these networks.
The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both Adults and Children and Family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences.
The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members’ area for Principle Social Workers. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
232 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72415000
85321000
98112000
98113000
98133000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There are 4 specific services that are included within this Contract. The successful supplier will be required to:
— maintain a Website for publications that were commissioned by Government and others in the sector,
— host the Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network (Adults),
— host the Principal Social Worker Network (PSW) (Children and Families),
— provide Certification services of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (adults) on behalf of the Department for Health and Social Care.
Additional deliverable (this will be invoked if required): Extension of professional support to include development of Principal Social Workers. This potential requirement set out below covers Child and Family Social Workers (PCFSW) but may also be extended to include a similar service for Adults Social Workers which would be funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The estimated value of the Core Deliverables of the Contract is 162 000 GBP. There is a possibility of an additional deliverable to be delivered later in the contract with an estimated value of 70 000 GBP and will be invoked if required. This deliverable is detailed within the specification. Please note that the pricing schedule does not include the additional deliverable and should only reflect the core deliverables.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
232 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
05/10/2018
End:
05/10/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
DHSC expressly reserves the rights:
(i) to cancel this tendering process at any stage;
(ii) not to award any framework or contract as a result of the tendering process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(iii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of this tendering process.
In no circumstances will DHSC be liable for any costs incurred by bidders.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2018
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/07/2018
Local time: 15:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2018