Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
W5 2HL
UK
Contact person: Ms Christine Baker
Telephone: +44 2088255122
E-mail: bakerc@ealing.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ealing.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ealing.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Joint procurement by Ealing Council on behalf of all the London Local Authorities.
London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL
UK
Contact person: Siju Raphael
Telephone: +44 2088256709
E-mail: raphaels@ealing.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ealing.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ealing.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.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
Pan London Residential Family Assessment Centre Framework
Reference number: DN671689
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Ealing on behalf of all the London Local Authorities is establishing a four year (1+1+1+1) Framework Agreement to procure and commission the provision of Residential Family Assessment Centres Services.
The estimated value of the services to be purchased for the entire duration of the Framework is purely indicative and cannot be guaranteed.
Current active registration with Ofsted under the category of Residential Family Centre is obligatory. For further information see Introduction to residential family centres - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The Framework shall be open to all London Boroughs. All London Boroughs may use and access this Framework once they have signed the Access Agreement.
The services are for the delivery of residential family centre assessments as directed by the Family Court Division or London local authorities. These services are required as part of a range of statutory requirements for families.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Ealing on behalf of all the London Local Authorities is establishing a four year (1+1+1+1) Framework Agreement to procure and commission the provision of Residential Family Assessment Centres Services.
The estimated value of the services to be purchased for the entire duration of the Framework is purely indicative and cannot be guaranteed.
Current active registration with Ofsted under the category of Residential Family Centre is obligatory. For further information see Introduction to residential family centres - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The Framework shall be open to all London Boroughs. All London Boroughs may use and access this Framework once they have signed the Access Agreement.
The services are for the delivery of residential family centre assessments as directed by the Family Court Division or London local authorities. These services are required as part of a range of statutory requirements for families.
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:
32 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The initial contract is for 12 months. Following this there are three (3) possibilities of annual extension.
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
Call off contract award will be based on the criteria set out in the Call-Off Procedures. Which is in the procurement documentation and any subsequently issued documentation available at https://procontract.due-north.com
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years:
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/07/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
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.3) Additional information
The contracts to be awarded under this Framework will be subject to the "Light Touch Regime “under sections 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "2015 Regulations"). Accordingly, the full scope of the 2015 Regulations do not apply. Nothing in this Contract Notice or any other document issued during the procurement process (which refers to the process regarding admission to the Framework, to the award of contracts under the Framework or otherwise) shall be taken as acceptance that the full scope of the 2015 Regulations applies nor is it intended to create any contract (express or implied) that Ealing is conducting the procurement in accordance with the full scope of the 2015 Regulations. In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the above, although the Framework that is being procured is modelled on a Framework under regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Ealing is not bound by regulation 34 in relation to the establishment and operation of the Framework.
The contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time.
The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and / or tenderer before signature of any contract with the contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at the applicants / tenderers risk.
All London Local Authorities shall be permitted to award contracts under the Framework for the provision of services in its own geographical area upon entering an Access Agreement with the London Borough of Ealing.
Please got to https://procontract.due-north.com and download the procurement documents for more information.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
www.ealing.gov.uk
London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HR
UK
Telephone: +44 2088255122
E-mail: bakerc@ealing.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/06/2023