Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2072104850
E-mail: Callie.Barry@dh.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Support for the Principal Social Workers Networks in England
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Principal Social Workers (PSW) provide a key leadership role in social work. The Statutory Guidance to the Care Act (2014) established their role formally. The Department has provided support to the network of PSW since 2014.
We now wish to manage an open competition for a supplier to maintain and continue the support to these networks.
The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both adults and children and family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences.
The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members’ area for Principle Social Workers. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme for Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
155 286.82
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72415000
85321000
98112000
98113000
98133000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There are 4 specific services that are included within this Contract. The successful supplier will be required to:
— maintain a Website for publications that were commissioned by Government and others in the sector,
— host the Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network (Adults),
— host the Principal Social Worker Network (PSW) (Children and Families),
— provide Certification services of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (adults) on behalf of the Department for Health and Social Care.
Additional deliverable (this will be invoked if required): Extension of professional support to include development of Principal Social Workers. This potential requirement set out below covers Child and Family Social Workers (PCFSW) but may also be extended to include a similar service for Adults Social Workers which would be funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The estimated value of the Core Deliverables of the Contract is 162 000 GBP. There is a possibility of an additional deliverable to be delivered later in the contract with an estimated value of 70 000 GBP and will be invoked if required. This deliverable is detailed within the specification. Please note that the pricing schedule does not include the additional deliverable and should only reflect the core deliverables.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical (Quality)
/ Weighting: 60 %
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
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:
2018/S 133-303066
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Support for Principal Social Workers Networks in England
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Skills for Care Ltd
3866683
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 155 286.82
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2018