Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wakefield Council
Wakefield One, PO Box 700, Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB
UK
Contact person: Mrs Karen Towers
Telephone: +44 1924306780
E-mail: ktowers@wakefield.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm
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
Children and Young People’s Advocacy Services
Reference number: DN443617
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wakefield Council is seeking a provider to delivery an advocacy service to children and young people in accordance with an updated and revised service specification to meet the needs of children and young people within the district. This is a statutory service which the Council is required to provide and which must be independent from the services which are supporting the children and young people who require advocacy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wakefield Council invites tenders, subject to the conditions set out in the Invitation to Tender documents, for the provision of an advocacy service to children and young people.
The contract for the service with the current provider is due to expire on 31 March 2020.
The service provider will work independently of all Services provided to children and young people in Wakefield to ensure that the practice is child focussed and not restrained by external pressures. It is acknowledged that the role of an advocate is unique and that advocates must be led by the child or young person’s wishes, not their view of the child’s best interests, and therefore, assisting a child to express his or her wishes is a contribution to the welfare of the child even though it may appear to conflict with decisions about the child or young person’s best interest. There is an expectation that children and young people will receive information and support via or alongside their parents but local authorities must ensure that children and young people are able to receive information and support separately from their parents.
The contract period will be with effect from 1 April 2020 for period of 36 months ending on 31 March 2023;option to extend for a further 24 month period.
The Council anticipates that delivery of this service will cost no more than GBP 200 000 per annum.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 214-525588
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barnardo Services Ltd
Ilford
UK
NUTS: UKE45
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Wakefield Council
Wakefield
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/03/2020