Torbay Council

Torbay Council Town Hall, Castle Circus

Torquay

TQ1 3DR

UK

Contact person: Miss Tracey Field

Telephone: +44 1803208391

E-mail: tracey.field@torbay.gov.uk

NUTS: UKK42

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: DN370085

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Torbay Council has reviewed how some of our services for children, young people and families are delivered. We want to help build the capability and capacity of children, young people, parents and the community to support themselves and others.

For outcomes to change and improve a transformational way of working needs to be implemented. Current services for the 0 to 19 population are delivered as separate services causing duplication, missed opportunities, unnecessary and confusion in the population on where to go to for children’s early years support. To achieve improved outcomes the culture of commissioning and service delivery needs to radically shift to one of integrated outcomes focused delivery and this contract indicates a start of that journey. We want a future system that is based on the strengths within individuals, families and communities and works to build upon these rather than focussing solely on deficits.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 31 359 317.00  GBP

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Explanation

Torbay Council ran an open tender process to appoint a supplier do deliver the service, see OJEU Contract Notice 2018/S 094-213500 and Contract Award Notice 2018/S 187-423121. Of the 2 bids received one was non-compliant as it did not meet the stated requirements in relation to budget and the other was evaluated, but was not capable of meeting the minimum requirements set out in the tender documents, without substantial changes. The Council was therefore unable to award a contract. The new service needs to be in place for 1.4.2019, in order to meet timescales for the end of current arrangements and also to deliver the level of financial saving required for both the 2019 financial year and duration of the contract. There are currently 3 separate organisations delivering the services that will be integrated under this contract, the Council is intending to enter into negotiations with these suppliers with a view to awarding a contract should the negotiations be successful. If negotiations prove unsuccessful the Council will be required to undertake a procurement process, which will result in a delay to the start of the contract and impact on the value of the contract and savings achievable. The Council does not intend to alter the scope of the service or its minimum requirements. The contract duration will remain as set out in the original tender on the basis that it will take time to transition to the model of delivery and time will be needed to embed the model before the contract can be retendered. Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU allows for a Contracting Authority to award a contract following a negotiated procedure without prior publication where no suitable tenders are received.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2018/S 200-455424

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torquay

UK

NUTS: UKK42

The contractor is an SME: No

VI.4.1) Review body