CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Provision of an Autism Specific Independent Living Support Service

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

The Long Barn, Caerphilly

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Newport City Council invites bids for a autism specific supported living service at the Long Barn, Caerphilly.

The service will provide highly specialised support to tenants with complex needs and individual patterns of behaviour relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The objective is to enable the tenants to live independently in their own homes and to engage in the community.

The application of the principles and practices of TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children) is integral to the effective delivery of this service and suppliers who wish to bid must be able to demonstrate they are able to meet this requirement.

It should be noted that the Council believes that TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) applies to this procurement.

The contract for this service will commence on 1 April 2016 for a five year period with an option to extend for two, year upon year.

For the avoidance of doubt this procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime and as such is governed by Regualtions 74 - 77.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NCC-2015-056

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:42289)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice