Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Inverclyde Council
Corporate Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square
Greenock
PA15 1LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1475712364
E-mail: kirsty.munro@inverclyde.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
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
Service for the Provision of a School Age Counselling Service
Reference number: CP0364/HSCP
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Inverclyde council on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and in conjunction with Inverclyde Council’s Education Service seeking a provider to deliver a new service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This will be a counselling service delivered predominantly in schools, but also where necessary in homes and community settings, to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 198 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312320
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM83
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Inverclyde council on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and in conjunction with Inverclyde Council’s Education Service seeking a provider to deliver a new service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This will be a counselling service delivered predominantly in schools, but also where necessary in homes and community settings, to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Implementation plan
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 25 %
Quality criterion: Service delivery improvement
/ Weighting: 7.5 %
Quality criterion: Unforeseen events
/ Weighting: 3 %
Quality criterion: Management and staffing
/ Weighting: 5 %
Quality criterion: Outcomes and reporting
/ Weighting: 3.5 %
Quality criterion: Community benefits
/ Weighting: 3 %
Quality criterion: Fair working practices
/ Weighting: 3 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
2020/S 064-154355
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Action for Children
3 The Boulevard, Ascott Road
Watford
WD18 8AG
UK
Telephone: +44 7590000629
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 163 888.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Insurance (ESPD 4B):
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance as indicated below:
Employer’s (compulsory) liability insurance = GBP 5 million
Public liability = GBP 10 million including an indemnity against abuse claims with no inner limit
ESPD 4C Sub-contractors
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
ESPD 4D Quality management procedures
The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name ‘Contract Notice Additional Information’)
Health and safety
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name ‘Contract Notice Additional Information’) ESPD Health and Safety.
The bidder must hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or
Equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file
Name ‘Contract Notice Additional Information’)
Technical envelope 2.4 Part A: child protection policy
The bidder must have a documented child protection policy that fully meets the Protection of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004).
Technical envelope 2.5 Part A: Complaints Procedure
The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure.
Technical envelope 2.6 Part A: Data protection, data retention and secure destruction
The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the data protection laws for data protection, data retention and secure destruction by providing a copy of their policy/policies
It will also be a condition of contract that tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council's General Conditions of Contract, special conditions of contract, specification and appendices, contract information for tenderers and enter into a data sharing agreement with Inverclyde Council.
(SC Ref:626345)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 1 Nelson Street
Greenock
PA15 1TR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2020