Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
LONDON COUNCILS
59 1/2 Southwark Street
LONDON
SE10AL
UK
Contact person: Richard Merrington
Telephone: +44 2079349722
E-mail: Richard.Merrington@londoncouncils.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/who-we-are/governance-and-spending/tenders-and-expressions-interest
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Local Authority Joint Committee
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Your Choice & General LIIA Consultancy Services
Reference number: C0624
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Innovation & Improvement Alliance (LIIA) (hosted by London Councils) is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver programme and consultancy services - Your Choice & General LIIA Consultancy Services.
The LIIA programme is supported by London's 33 local authorities and the Department for Education as a key vehicle for improving outcomes for children. LIIA works closely with London Councils as the infrastructure body which supports collaboration between authorities in the capital. London Councils is therefore commissioning this work on behalf of ALDCS.
LIIA is entering its fourth year of operation and is seeking to embed an infrastructure for supporting children's services to innovate and improve through a range of sector-led improvement activity. LIIA specifically promotes activities to address the ALDCS priorities which are: adolescent safeguarding, workforce, SEND, Care Leaving and commissioning and resources. Details of the LIIA programme of activities can be found on the LIIA website at www.liia.london.
Tenders are invited from bidders in order to meet the following requirements:
A consultant is required to fulfil the following objectives:
• Provide programme leadership for the Your Choice violence reduction programme as part of the London Young People's Study (LYPS), ensuring that delivery targets are met including visiting LAs delivering Your Choice.
• Hold responsibility for leading on the development of Your Choice programme as an asset and the associated expansion of the programme's delivery.
• Work with funders, evaluators and key stakeholders to deliver the Your Choice efficacy trial.
• Ensure that Your Choice and LYPS are fully integrated within the wider ALDCS adolescent safeguarding programme.
• Provide researched input to the LIIA programme and policy leads in relation to ALDCS priority areas and emerging areas of ALDCS focus.
• Communicate opportunities for engagement in sector-led activity, including through development of website content and engagement with other RIIAs.
• Sharing outputs and promoting shared learning through LIIA activity.
• Identify and support the LIIA application for funding awards in order to further the ALDCS priorities.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A consultant is required to fulfil the following objectives:
• Provide programme leadership for the Your Choice violence reduction programme as part of the London Young People's Study (LYPS), ensuring that delivery targets are met including visiting LAs delivering Your Choice.
• Hold responsibility for leading on the development of Your Choice programme as an asset and the associated expansion of the programme's delivery.
• Work with funders, evaluators and key stakeholders to deliver the Your Choice efficacy trial.
• Ensure that Your Choice and LYPS are fully integrated within the wider ALDCS adolescent safeguarding programme.
• Provide researched input to the LIIA programme and policy leads in relation to ALDCS priority areas and emerging areas of ALDCS focus.
• Communicate opportunities for engagement in sector-led activity, including through development of website content and engagement with other RIIAs.
• Sharing outputs and promoting shared learning through LIIA activity.
• Identify and support the LIIA application for funding awards in order to further the ALDCS priorities
Over the course of the next 36 months consultants would be required to undertake the following:
• Work with stakeholders to agree project plans, track progress and provide regular updates through the programme reporting mechanisms.
• Provide reports / presentations based on areas of responsibility to Directors of Children's Services and wider stakeholder groups including MOPAC (VRU), Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and the Department for Education.
• Support / advise directors and practice leads, particularly those with ALDCS policy and sub-regional leads, in order to enable them to lead the programme requirements in support of ALDCS priorities and the LIIA programme plan.
• Facilitation of stakeholder workshops.
• Development of the LIIA website and related content.
• Contribute to LIIA team activity and development including fulfilling reporting requirements on identified programmes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
05/08/2024
End:
04/08/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
TBC
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/07/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/07/2024
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Coucnils
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/06/2024