Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
PO Box 3, Shire Hall, Market Square
Warwick
CV34 4RH
UK
Contact person: Mrs M K Nagra
Telephone: +44 1926412026
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Coventry City Council
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR
UK
Contact person: Susan Byatt
Telephone: +44 2476833191
E-mail: susan.byatt@coventry.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.coventry.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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’s Advocacy and Independent Visitors
Reference number: 00004451
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service is to provide independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support to children and young people. The outcomes of the service are:
— My voice is heard.
— Be healthy.
— Stay Safe.
— Enjoy and achieve.
— Make a positive contribution.
— Achieve economic wellbeing.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
85300000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
UKG13
Main site or place of performance:
Generally within the Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Advocacy Service.
The service will be provided for children and young people who are receiving a service from Warwickshire County Council (WCC) or Coventry City Council (CCC) and wish to have the support of an advocate. This includes children and young people who are:
— aged 4 to 18 and looked after under the Children Act 1989, or 25 if they have special educational needs and/or disability.
— care leavers, aged 16-25 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Children and Social Work Act 2017.
— subject to a family group conference or a child protection conference.
— aged 16/17 and presenting as homeless to WCC and CCC.
— considering or wishing to make a complaint or representation about the service they receive from WCC or CCC.
Independent Visitor Service.
An independent visitor will be provided for children and young people who wish to have an independent visitor and:
— are a child looked after under the Children Act 1989.
— it appears to the local authority that it would be in the child’s interests to do so.
The service includes children and young people looked after by WCC and CCC but who live outside the boundaries of each WCC and CCC.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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
The initial contract period will be 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years. These services may be subject to other modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs and demands of the Council(s) and the customers. This may also be as the result of additional or reduced funding stream.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
All as detailed in the tender documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 017-035621
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 00004451
Title: Children’s Advocacy and Independent Visitors
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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 Limited
Barnardo House, Tanners Lane, Barkingside, Ilford
Essex
IG6 1QG
UK
Telephone: +49 1215505271
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.barnardos.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system (if they haven't previously done so) in order to be able to express an interest in the project and download documents and to correspond with us about this procurement.
The web address for CSW-JETS is www.csw-jets.co.uk
Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free.
If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be submitted via the CSW JETS correspondence function.
Electronic ordering/payment/invoicing may be used.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Warwickshire County Council
Warwick
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/04/2018