Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Doncaster Borough Council
Civic Office, Floor 2, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1302862405
E-mail: shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.doncaster.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yortender.co.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
Big Picture Learning – Social Impact Bond
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Doncaster has been identified by the DfE as a social mobility cold spot. It is among the bottom 3 LAs in the county for both persistent absence and fixed term exclusion.
Working with the Innovation Unit the council has pre-secured funding from the Life Chance Fund and a social investor to contribute towards the delivery of new educational service under a Social Impact Bond (SIB) as the vehicle to fund and improve Educational Outcomes relating to children within Doncaster. The resulting contract will be with A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will be set up by the successful economic operator.
The values set out in 11.1.7 are indicative only and will depend on, performance and the final number of students who progress through the scheme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80200000
80210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Doncaster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Doncaster has been identified by the DfE as a social mobility cold spot. It is among the bottom 3 LAs in the county for both persistent absence and fixed term exclusion.
Working with the Innovation Unit the council has pre-secured funding from the Life Chance Fund and a social investor to contribute towards the delivery of new educational service under a Social Impact Bond (SIB) as the vehicle to fund and improve Educational Outcomes relating to children within Doncaster. The resulting contract will be with A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will be set up by the successful economic operator.
Doncaster has awarded a project to address poor engagement and progress within education amongst a cohort of 11-16 year olds in Doncaster identified as having low social mobility. Over a 6 year period, it will work with approximately 204 students from across the borough through an innovative educational model called Big Picture Learning. Built around their passions and interests it will unlock engagement (demonstrated by attendance), progression in learning and increased resilience.
For some young people it will provide an alternative to the Pupil Referral Unit, for others, it will mean more specialist support than they are currently receiving in mainstream school. It will help to ensure that education providers and commissioners are better able to match the needs of pupils to the placement that they enter.
The innovative solution provided by the successful provider will help engage children back into education.
The values set out in 11.1.7 are indicative only and will depend on, performance and the final number of students who progress through the scheme.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The Innovation Unit is the only provider within the market that is capable of meeting the Council's requirements. The Innovation Unit is the only provider in the market that has successfully secured the funding needed to support the project. The decision to appoint Innovation Unit under Regulation 32(b) (award of a contract without prior publication) was agreed by Members at Cabinet on 10.4.2018.
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Please refer to IV.1.1
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Big Picture Learning – Social Impact Bond
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Innovation Unit
London
UK
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:
: 6 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
The contract and subcontracting structure is likely to be as follows:
SPV —Innovation Unit/Social Investor Special Purpose Vehicle Ltd;
Innovation unit as the SIB performance manager;
Big Picture Learning UK as the service provider;
Doncaster Council as the Commissioner.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Doncaster Council
Strategic Procurement Team Civic Office Floor 2 Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1302736906
E-mail: strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Doncaster Council
Strategic Procurement Team Civic Office Floor 2 Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1302736906
E-mail: corporateprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/06/2018