Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Number 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UK
Contact person: Caryl Laffey
Telephone: +44 1785854160
E-mail: caryl.laffey@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com
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
Provision of Education Speech and Language Therapy for Children/Young People aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities
Reference number: IA1259
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Staffordshire County Council wishes to commission a service to provide education speech and language therapy for children/young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities.
The successful provider will be expected to provide a speech and language therapy service:
— to meet the education speech and language needs of children and young people,
— to provide professional advice to inform the speech and language support required for individual children and young people.
This will include supporting the speech and language needs of children and young people, as set out in the education section of their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), reports for, and attendance at, mediation and disagreement resolution meetings and SEND Tribunals as requested and attendance at the Early Years Forum.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
421 344.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Staffordshire County Council wishes to commission a service to provide education speech and language therapy for children/young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities. This service will meet the speech and language needs of children/young people where this is set out in the education section (Section F) of an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
The successful provider must offer a service that will ensure the local authority meets its statutory requirements in relation to speech, language and communication needs and seek to address the key themes outlined above.
The successful provider will be expected to provide a speech and language therapy service which aims to:
— develop the language abilities of the child/young person to their maximum potential,
— teach strategies to the child/young person and those around the child/young person to reduce the impact of their difficulties,
— working with children and young people directly to provide assessments, speech and language therapy and reviews,
— providing professional expertise and advice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Experience
/ Weighting: 13
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Working with children, young people and partners
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Contract delivery
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial period is 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020 with 2 x 12 month options to extend — therefore options may be taken up for the period 1.9.2020 to 31.8.2021 and 1.9.2021 to 31.8.2022. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council.
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
Please note that II.1.7) total value of the procurement includes value of the initial period plus the 2 x 12 month options to extend.
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:
2019/S 039-087559
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: IA1259
Title: Provision of Education Speech and Language Therapy for Children/Young People aged 0-25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/05/2019
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
UK
NUTS: UKG24
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:
: 421 464.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
Number 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1785854160
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Staffordshire County Council
Number 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1785854160
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non-electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers.
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/Framework Agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender; and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract/framework agreement.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/Framework Agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Staffordshire County Council
Number 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1785854160
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2019