Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
The Pavilions, Clydach Vale
Tonypandy
CF40 2XX
UK
Contact person: Ceri Millard
Telephone: +44 1443281183
E-mail: procurement@rctcbc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Residential care services to children and young people
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85311300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff CBC is the lead Authority acting on behalf of the Welsh Local Authorities for procuring a 'Flexible Framework' (FF) for the provision of Residential Care Services for Children Looked After .
The structure of the FF shall be a core specification that shall be applicable to all lots. Additional specification requirements will then be added for specific models of care and needs profiles, allocated into the lots.
The FF will follow similar principals and characteristics of a standard framework, meeting the requirements of equal treatment and transparency. However the FF will remain open, allowing new entrants throughout its duration.
Tenderers are able to access the FF at any time via the Councils current electronic tendering system –etenderwales: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311300
85000000
85310000
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff CBC (RCT) acting on behalf on all Welsh Local Authorities are procuring a 'Flexible Framework' (FF) for the provision of Residential Care Services for Looked After Children.
The service to be provided is residential care for children or young people after an assessment of their needs by the Local Authority. These services will be provided in a manner that best safeguards and promotes the welfare of the Child or Young Person.
RCT is the host Authority to the Children's Commissioning Consortium (4C's), a Welsh regional team working to support Local Authority Children's Social Services departments to commission and contract placements for looked after children.
The services which are the subject of this procurement fall within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and accordingly the so called “Light Touch Regime”, as set out in Regulations 74-77 of the 2015 Regulations. Under these regulations RCT is not required to procure these services in line with the full extent of the Regulations and is able to determine itself the procurement process subject to ensuring compliance with the principals of transparency and equal treatment of providers. To this end RCT is using a procurement system to be called Flexible Framework ie a system that is 'Open' and allows providers to join throughout its contract period. There will be no maximum number of providers.
The Flexible Framework shall be lotted to meet the needs of specific models of care. The initial lot shall be for Crisis Interventions and Alternatives to Secure but additional lots will be developed and added to the Flexible Framework during its term. The participating Welsh Local Authorities may choose to make placements via this Agreement.
The duration of the Flexible Framework shall be an initial 10 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As per tender document
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 243-556674
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
20/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 39
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 39
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: 39
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Priority Childcare Ltd
Suite C, Britannic House, Llandarcy
Neath
SA106JQ
UK
NUTS: UKL17
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Landsker Child Care
The Old Cornstore, Northfield Road
Narberth
SA677AA
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aropa Care Group LTD
Birch Lodge, Panthowell Ddu Road
Neath
SA112TU
UK
NUTS: UKL17
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bespoke Care Group Ltd
57 Pen Y Garn, Pentrechwyth
Swansea
SA17ET
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birribi
Unit 2-6, The Old School Estate, Station Road
Narberth
SA677DU
UK
NUTS: UKL14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BRYN MELYN CARE LTD
BRYN MELYN CARE LTD, 2 High Street Dawley
TELFORD
TF42ET
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CareTech Community Services Limited
5th Floor, Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane
Potters Bar
EN61AG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Keys PCE Limited
2nd Floor Maybrook House, Queensway
Halesowen
B634AH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
New Forest Care
Bartley Cross Office, Chinham Road, Bartley
Southampton
SO402LF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
New Horizons Children's Homes Limited
Former Ambulance Station, Coegnant Road
Maesteg
CF340TW
UK
NUTS: UKL17
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oakmont Services Group Ltd
61 New Road
Llanelli
SA153DP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Parc Care Ltd
986 Carmarthen Road, Fforestfach
Swansea
SA54AE
UK
NUTS: UKL18
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Revive Social Care Limited
7 Mill Bank Rd
Wrexham
LL115FJ
UK
NUTS: UKL23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Step-A-Side
29 Market Place
Coleford
GL168AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stepping Stones Care Services (South Wales) Ltd
Jones Court, Womanby Street
Cardiff
CF101BR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Just ONE LTD
JUST ONE RECRUITMENT & TRAINING LTD, 1 Daniel Owen Shopping Centre, Mold, Flintshire
Mold
CH7AP
UK
NUTS: 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:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Access to the FF shall be via https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Interested tenderers should:
1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password
- You only need to answer the Basic Profile questions to complete the registration.
2. Express an Interest in the Tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- The Tender can be accessed from the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers’
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. (ITT_70831)
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs’ or ‘My ITTs’ page.
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Buyer Attachments”.
3. Responding to the ITT
- You can now choose to “Create a Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions and tender documentation to complete the ITT
- Ensure that you 'Submit' your response once you have completed all relevant questions.
(WA Ref:101732)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/05/2020