Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Telephone: +44 01597826000
E-mail: angela.williams1@powys.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0354
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract for Blended Counselling Services
Reference number: ITT_68019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Service relates to the delivery of a county wide Blended Counselling Service for young people in Powys, incorporating online counselling and independent (formerly school-based) counselling.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
85312320
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Blended Counselling Service will include the following service offers;
- Online counselling
- available to young people predominantly in the 11-19 age group, although the service will be available, where applicable, to young people up to the age of 25.
- one to one chat sessions
- private messaging services, moderated message boards
- online magazine, news and blogs
- offer clear referral pathways into local services when required
- complement the independent counselling service
- Independent counselling
- link to the internet based counselling service to provide a seamless service for clients.
- Provide one to one specialised counselling service to serve an age range of 11-19 year olds (years 7-13) across all secondary school sites and a range of community based settings.
- One to one specialised counselling service to be provided to a small number of referred/identified 10 year olds (year 6).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Council may wish to purchase additional sessions.
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 116-263827
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
12/10/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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
XenZone
17-19 Chalton Street
London
NW1 1JD
UK
NUTS: UKL24
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:85848)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Telephone: +44 01597826000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/10/2018