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Contract Award Notice

First Tier Welfare Rights Advice Service

  • First published: 22 May 2020
  • Last modified: 22 May 2020

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Sunderland City Council
Authority ID:
AA20532
Publication date:
22 May 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Provision of the first tier welfare rights advice service in Sunderland West.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

Civic Centre, Burdon Road

Sunderland

SR2 7DN

UK

Contact person: Mr Victoria Walton

Telephone: +44 1915612362

E-mail: victoria.walton@sunderland.gov.uk

NUTS: UKC23

Internet address(es)

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

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

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

First Tier Welfare Rights Advice Service

Reference number: DN449503

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85312400

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Service under social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council Article 74 under Schedule 3 — social and other specific services (health, social and related services) and is subsequently exempt from the rules on the procedures for procurement by contracting authorities with respect to public contracts and design contests.

The locality-based first tier welfare rights advice service provides first tier welfare rights information, advice and guidance in each of the five Sunderland localities on welfare benefits, debt and money advice, housing rights, employment rights, the challenge of Council tax and housing benefit decisions, including up to unified appeal tribunals and general housing need advice, that supports the prevention of homelessness.

That framework is split into lots each covering a locality within the City with a sole provider placed on each lot.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 860 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Sunderland West

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC23

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the first tier welfare rights advice service in Sunderland West.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0

Price / Weighting:  0

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Sunderland North

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC23

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the locality based first tier welfare rights advice in Sunderland North.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0

Price / Weighting:  0

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Sunderland East

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC23

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the locality based first tier welfare rights advice in Sunderland East.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0

Price / Weighting:  0

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

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Washington

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC23

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the locality based first tier welfare rights advice in Washington.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0

Price / Weighting:  0

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

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Coalfield

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC23

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of the locality based first tier welfare rights advice in Coalfield.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 0

Price / Weighting:  0

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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:

2020/S 014-028406

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1,2,4 & 5

Title: First Tier Welfare Rights Advice Service. Lot 1 Sunderland West. Lot 2 Sunderland North. Lot 4 Washington. Lot 5 Coalfield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24/04/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

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: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ShARP

17 Beatrice Terrace, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear

Sunderland

DH4 4QW

UK

NUTS: UKC23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pallion Action Group

Sunderland

UK

NUTS: UKC23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 688 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 3

Title: First Tier Welfare Rights Advice Service. Lot 3 Locality-based First Tier Welfare Rights Advice in Sunderland East

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24/04/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

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: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Citizens Advice Sunderland

13-14 Arndale House, Victoria Road, Washington

Sunderland

NE37 2SW

UK

NUTS: UKC23

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 172 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Sunderland City Council

Sunderland

SR2 8NB

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/05/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85312400 Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions Social work services without accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
victoria.walton@sunderland.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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