Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
PO Box 11, Municipal Buildings, Church Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1LD
UK
Contact person: Mike Wray
E-mail: mike.wray@stockton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stockton.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0268
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
Adoption Tees Valley - Approved Specialist Assessment and Therapeutic Services Providers Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75122000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Adoption Tees Valley (Hosted by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, is seeking to establish approved providers for 2 main categories of therapeutic service delivery, which will be allocated against the following LOTS:
1. Specialist Assessments
2. Therapeutic Services
Providers of Specialist Assessment services, and of Therapeutic Services are invited to submit an application to be appointed to the APL.
The intended user group is to include:
-Adopted children
-Children placed for adoption, but not yet adopted
-Children with an adoption plan, not yet placed
-Adoptive families
-Adopted adults
-Children and their families affected by special guardianship
-Those whom a Local Authority member believe would benefit from an intervention of this nature.
The requirement is to deliver services across the Tees Valley area for children who are the statutory responsibility of Adoption Tees Valley and/or the consortium members. Other Local Authorities who have placed a child for adoption in the Tees Valley area and remain responsible for adoption support under the 3-year rule, may also be invited to consider selection of a provider through this APL.
Adoption Tees Valley feel it is crucial that families are given the opportunity to participate in the selection process in deciding who they will engage with in delivery of therapeutic services, and this service specification sets out to allow for this to be an “informed choice”.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Specialist Assessments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Tees Valley local authority Geographical areas
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Completion of Standard Selection Questionnaire and Award Questionnaire.
The Specialist Assessment must be eligible for funding from the ASF and must meet all of the criteria below, for the purposes of this service, as commissioned by Adoption Tees Valley:
-Provision of an in-depth specialist assessment of the child and family’s needs, with a focus on trauma and attachment, and how this demonstrates the links to the assessment of support needs.
-The specialist assessment must be led and undertaken by a qualified clinician. This will be someone who diagnoses and treats “patients”; is suitably qualified and is licensed to practice via HCPC, and is a Clinical Psychologist, or Attachment Psychotherapist.
-The clinician undertaking the specialist assessment must access professional clinical supervision, in relation to the assessment, at least 2 x over the duration of the assessment, from a suitably qualified clinician, who is either a psychologist, or an attachment psychotherapist.
-The specialist assessment must result in a therapeutic support plan for the child and family.
-The price for the specialist assessment must be within the fair access limit of 2,500 GBP, inclusive of all costs and VAT.
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
Therapeutic Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Tees Valley local authority Geographical areas
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Completion of Standard Selection Questionnaire and Award Questionnaire.
The service is the provision of a therapeutic intervention with either the child, and/or family with a focus on trauma and attachment. The therapeutic intervention will be delivered over a series of sessions and will be geared towards helping to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for children.
It is recognised that there are a range of interventions that providers may be qualified and experienced to deliver. Adoption Tees Valley wishes to procure a range of therapies, in order to maximise the accessibility and availability of suitable therapeutic interventions according to the child and families’ needs.
The therapeutic model must be eligible for funding from the Adoption Support Fund, up to the fair access limit of 5,000 GBP per child, inclusive of all costs and VAT.
Therapies eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
-Play therapy
-Individual psychotherapy
-Group therapy
-Family therapy
-Behaviour modification
-Cognitive therapy
-Trauma Attachment focussed therapy
-Creative arts therapies
-Sensory integration & Sensory attachment therapies
-Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
-Multi systemic therapy
-Filial therapy (both the Guerney & PTUK models)
-Non-violent resistance
-Dyadic Development Psychotherapy
-Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy
The following link to the Adoption Support Fund website provides latest information on which therapies are or are not funded by the ASF. https://www.adoptionuk.org/Pages/FAQs/Category/adoption-support-fund
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:
Bids must score a minimum pass score to be awarded a place on either lot of this Framework in order to maintain a quality accredited approved provider list.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-022612
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Specialist Assessments
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A Time 4 You Psychological Services CIC
Redcar
TS10 1AZ
UK
NUTS: UKC1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ABC Counselling Play Therapy & Family Solutions CIC
Billingham
TS23 1ES
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carter Brown - The Expert Service Ltd
Birmingham
B15 3ES
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Child & Adult Therapy Solutions Limited
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1DW
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arc Adoption North East Limited
Sunderland
SR5 2TA
UK
NUTS: UKC23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Emma Keogh - Advancing Attachments Ltd
Durham
DH1 1TW
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Family Action
London
N1 7GR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Focus Mental Health
London
WC1N 3AX
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Future Steps Children's Occupational Therapy Consultancy Ltd
Thornaby
TS17 9DB
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Integrate Families LLP
Huddersfield
HD8 9BQ
UK
NUTS: UKE44
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LifeCycles Psychology
Whitley Bay
NE25 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North East Adoption Therapy Services Limited (NEATS)
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1EG
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nurturing Families
Durham
DH1 1TH
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Parents & Children Together (PACT)
Reading
RG1 4QS
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Studio III Clinical Services
Alcester
B49 5ET
UK
NUTS: UKG13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Child Psychology Service
Lichfield
WS14 9DZ
UK
NUTS: UKG24
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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Therapeutic Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 20
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 20
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 20
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 20
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A Time 4 You Psychological Services CIC
Redcar
TS10 1AZ
UK
NUTS: UKC1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ABC Counselling Play Therapy & Family Solutions CIC
Billingham
TS23 1ES
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arc Adoption North East Limited
Sunderland
SR5 2TA
UK
NUTS: UKC23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Emma Keogh - Advancing Attachments Ltd
Durham
DH1 1TW
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Family Action
London
N1 7GR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Future Steps Children's Occupational Therapy Consultancy Ltd
Thornaby
TS17 9DB
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adoption Matters
Chester
CH2 1AE
UK
NUTS: UKD63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adoption UK
Banbury
OX15 4FF
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GM Tree Training Ltd
Frome
BA11 2LG
UK
NUTS: UKK2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Integrate Families LLP
Huddersfield
HD8 9BQ
UK
NUTS: UKE44
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LifeCycles Psychology
Whitley Bay
NE25 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North East Adoption Therapy Services Limited (NEATS)
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1EG
UK
NUTS: UKC11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nurturing Families
Durham
DH1 1TH
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Parents & Children Together (PACT)
Reading
RG1 4QS
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Preferred Future NVR
London
WC2H 9JQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar
TS14 7FD
UK
NUTS: UKC12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Bungalow Partnership
Middlesbrough
TS8 0UE
UK
NUTS: UKC12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Child Psychology Service
Lichfield
WS14 9DZ
UK
NUTS: UKG24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Link (Redcar) CIC
Middlesbrough
TS3 9PA
UK
NUTS: UKC12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tree Tops Occupational Therapy Ltd
Durham
DL5 6UL
UK
NUTS: UKC14
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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Flexible Procurement Agreement may be re-opened to new bidders, should the Council Feel that this is appropriate and necessary to meet need.
(MT Ref:227875)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice (or agreed alternative)
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2022