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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Department for Education
Authority ID:: AA20011
Publication date:: 31 October 2019
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

NAAS is now in its second phase of delivery with 56 local authorities and Trusts on-board.

The demand from the sector to join as early adopters means the project is now very different to how it looked 2 years ago, when the last procurement was carried out.

This procurement exercise is to ensure that the successful delivery of NAAS to date is built on, and a delivery partner is in place to deliver all that we need in phase 2 between September 2019 and March 2020.

The incumbent supplier will provide a full handover to the new supplier.

This tender is for:

— management of the whole NAAS assessment delivery system including

—— operational delivery of NAAS assessment centres, which includes delivery of practice simulation with actors;

—— continuation of existing digital platform;

—— governance of the service;

—— delivery of a minimum of 800 high quality assessments to a maximum of 1950 high quality assessments between September 2019 and March 2020;

— monthly light touch support and universal communications offer to NAAS site employers,

— collaborative working with users, stakeholders and partners.

To ensure the continued delivery of assessment centres, 65 centres have been booked for the period September 2019-December 2019, using additional funding outside of this contract to pay for; venues, staff (a centre manager, assessment facilitators, assessors and actors) and logistical arrangements for the IT equipment to be delivered to the centres by courier. Information about these booked assessment centres will be handed over to the successful supplier as part of the implementation period.

On commencement of this contract, the supplier will be expected to deliver associated management and quality assurance of those booked assessment centres, and immediately commence booking and operational delivery of assessment centres for the period of January-March 2020.

The competition will commence on 19 July and the contract will be for six months, with 2 options to extend for a further 3 months (6 months + 3 months + 3 months). The Department wishes to assess market capability and capacity to administer and deliver a response for this service.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Education

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

E-mail: NAASDelivery.PROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Delivery of the National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) for Child and Families Social Workers

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85300000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) for child and families social workers forms a vital part of wider reforms to encourage child and family social workers and practice supervisors to develop and demonstrate their knowledge and skills against national standards.

We wish to procure a delivery supplier to deliver all that we need in phase 2 of the programme, between September 2019 and March 2020, with potential for extension until September 2020.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 3 058 705.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

NAAS is now in its second phase of delivery with 56 local authorities and Trusts on-board.

The demand from the sector to join as early adopters means the project is now very different to how it looked 2 years ago, when the last procurement was carried out.

The incumbent supplier will provide a full handover to the new supplier.

This tender is for:

— management of the whole NAAS assessment delivery system including

—— operational delivery of NAAS assessment centres, which includes delivery of practice simulation with actors;

—— continuation of existing digital platform;

—— governance of the service;

—— delivery of a minimum of 800 high quality assessments to a maximum of 1950 high quality assessments between September 2019 and March 2020;

— monthly light touch support and universal communications offer to NAAS site employers,

— collaborative working with users, stakeholders and partners.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Management and delivery of the NAAS assessment system operational delivery of NAAS assessment centres / Weighting: 6

Quality criterion: Management and delivery of the NAAS assessment system — continuation of existing digital platform / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion: Management and delivery of the NAAS assessment system operational delivery of practice simulation section of the NAAS assessment / Weighting: 3.4

Quality criterion: Management and delivery of the NAAS assessment system governance of the service / Weighting: 1.25

Quality criterion: Management and delivery of the NAAS assessment system support to NAAS site employers / Weighting: 1.25

Quality criterion: Collaborative working with stakeholders / Weighting: 2.1

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

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

21/10/2019

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Mott MacDonald

Croydon