Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Castle House, Barracks Road
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 1BL
UK
Contact person: Beverley Cleary
Telephone: +44 1782742758
E-mail: beverley.cleary@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1782711032
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0592
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
Provision of a Financial Well-Being and Debt Advice Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is seeking an experienced provider(s) to deliver a financial well-being and debt advice in Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough to its residents. The Council’s vision for the delivery of this service is:
‘A service providing a creative and innovative service delivery offer’
‘A service that is pro-active in reducing the financial problems of our residents’
‘A service provision that is flexible and willing to adapt and change over time as necessary’
‘A service that supports and develops partnership working in delivering the service’.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
210 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
Main site or place of performance:
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is seeking an experienced provider(s) to deliver a financial well-being and debt advice in Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough to its residents. The Council and other local public sector organisations have funded debt/welfare/consumer advice for a number of years to ensure that the citizens of Newcastle have access to personal support and advice.
The Council now wishes as part of this tender, to explore delivery of a service for all residents within the borough responding to such equalities. The Council would welcome a service delivered by a single provider or a collaborative approach from interested providers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: A service providing a creative and innovative service delivery offer
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: A service that is pro-active in reducing the financial problems of our residents
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: A service provision that is flexible and willing to adapt and change over time as necessary
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: A service that supports and develops partnership working in delivering the service
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: A service that is working to become sustainable in the future
/ Weighting: 10
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 015-031289
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: MyTenders186900
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Staffordshire North and Stoke-on-Trent Citizens Advice Bureaux
Advice House, Cheapside
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1HL
UK
Telephone: +44 1782408650
NUTS: UKG23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 210 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:219741)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/05/2020