Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Falkirk Council
Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street
Falkirk
FK1 5RS
UK
Telephone: +44 1324506566
E-mail: pcu@falkirk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM76
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
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 a Children's Support at Home Service
Reference number: CS/005/22
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council seeks to commission a flexible, responsive and consistently high quality service. Providers shall have the capability to work with children and young people, between the ages of 0 and 18 years, where there is an identified need to provide a flexible Support at Home service to the individual child or their parents/carers within the home environment or in the community. The Framework will run for a period of 2 years from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024, with the option to extend up to a further 36 months. Bidders may bid for one or all Lots.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Support at Home
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85311300
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM76
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providers shall have the capability to work in partnership with families to support daily routines and ensure children’s needs are met at
home. The services provided should be flexible, responsive and consistently to a high quality standard with the outcomes identified in the
Child’ Plan being central to all discussions and the decision making process. In order to deliver individual outcomes Providers are expected
to work with the Team Around the Child and share information appropriately with the child, family and Lead Professional.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Complex Support at Home
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85311300
85311200
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM76
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council seeks to commission flexible, responsive and consistently high quality services. Providers shall have the capability to work
with children & young people with complex health needs as a result of disability, between the ages of 0 and 18 years. Service Users may
have a range of support needs including specific support requirements attributed to physical disability, learning disability, mental health
difficulties, sensory impairment, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Providers shall have the ability to work
with Service Users who may be reluctant to engage.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As detailed in the tender documentation
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-002790
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Support at Home
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aberlour Child Care Trust
135 Fifty Pitches Road
Glasgow
G51 4EB
UK
Telephone: +44 7717535819
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Includem
Unit 6000 Academy Office Park, Gower Street
Glasgow
G51 1PR
UK
Telephone: +44 7920656836
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kingdom Support and Care CIC
Saltire Centre, Pentland Court
Glenrothes
KY6 2DA
UK
Telephone: +44 1383741220
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rainbow
59 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2HD
UK
Telephone: +44 1292294180
NUTS: UKM94
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Special Stars Homecare Ltd
1 MacGregor Place, Kinnaird Village
Larbert
FK2 8RJ
UK
Telephone: +44 776681508
NUTS: UKM76
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Complex Support at Home
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ENABLE Scotland
INSPIRE House, 3 Renshaw Place, Eurocentral
Lanarkshire
ML1 4UF
UK
Telephone: +44 1698737000
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PLUS (Forth Valley) Ltd
Broadleys Rd, Springkerse Ind Est
Stirling
FK7 7ST
UK
Telephone: +44 1786450086
NUTS: UKM77
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Special Stars Homecare Ltd
1 MacGregor Place, Kinnaird Village
Larbert
FK2 8RJ
UK
Telephone: +44 776681508
NUTS: UKM76
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland
3 Buchanan Gate, Cumbernauld Road
Stepps
G33 6FB
UK
Telephone: +44 1417796300
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to
the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the
requirements of section 7 of the Regulations.
SPPN 7/2021
Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants
(SC Ref:698722)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/06/2022