Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1702534026
E-mail: procurement@southend.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1702215110
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.southend.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
Provision of 21st Century Children's Centre Services.
Reference number: AA4K-UX3C8R
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified service providers capable of providing high-quality Children's Centre services for families and children throughout the borough of Southend.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 986 381.74
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
80000000
85320000
85300000
85310000
85321000
98000000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH31
Main site or place of performance:
Southend-on-Sea.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Southend has nine children's centres currently managed as a commissioned service to 9 different providers.
We are looking to procure a new single delivery model which would aim to:
— Increase efficiency through joined up leadership and management and a single performance management rather than 9.
— Develop a strong single leadership and management platform to allow budgetary integration.
— Maintain strong service delivery for families whilst providing scope for improvement.
— Provide opportunities to jointly bid for outside funding and a sustainable delivery model.
The successful Provider will work co-operatively and pro-actively with partner organisations to deliver a full range of Children's Centre services in line with the Children's Centre Statutory Guidance. They will provide high-quality local services which are economically effective and have a positive impact on children, young people and families.
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
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council welcomes submissions from all organisational types, including the Third Sector and Charitable Trusts.
The annual contract value will be capped at a maximum of no more than 1 039 000 GBP for 2016/17.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
70 % Quality and 30 % Commercial as detailed in the tender documents.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 104-185692
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
01/08/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Family Action
24 Angel Gate, City Road
London
EC1V 2PT
UK
Telephone: +44 2072546251
NUTS: UKH31
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 2 986 381.74
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Pre-school Learning Alliance (PSLA) will be delivering the EYFS element of service delivery across the nine centres and will contribute to the promotion of school readiness within this work.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.paessex.gov.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=223301785
GO Reference: GO-20161017-PRO-8959671.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Court of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/10/2016