Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Contact person: Preeti Virk
Telephone: +44 2088256097
E-mail: virkp@ealing.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ealing.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.ealing.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.wla.esourcingportal.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.wla.esourcingportal.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels: <br/> <br/>Lot Service level /Placement type Age range<br/>Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18<br/>Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels: <br/><br/>Lot Service level /Placement type Age range<br/>Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18<br/>Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18<br/><br/>The Contracting Authorities are participating in this DPV, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after Children for whom they are responsible. <br/><br/>Commissioning as a consortium of Contracting Authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve sufficiency of Placements, efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of Children. <br/><br/>Contracting Authorities seek to commission high quality Placements closer to home, that meet the needs of Children and young people. Our vision is that Children’s Homes offer good quality and well-timed integrated support which help Children achieve their optimum outcomes. <br/><br/>The knowledge and experience of Providers should help to transform the lives of Children, enabling them to break down barriers and turn challenging situations into positive ones. We want all our Children, to emerge emotionally resilient and as confident and competent citizens who are able to realise their full potential and contribute to and access the opportunities available to them within their communities. We believe this can be achieved by: <br/><br/>Working with professionals to develop a greater understanding of a Child’s needs and to agree an outcome focused care plan that is reviewed over time.<br/>Listening to and learning from the experiences of Children and their families/carers <br/>Ensure Children are linked into opportunities and community resources local to where they live <br/>Focusing on the long-term, including sustainability of Placement, school attendance and attainment
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2024
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/11/2025
Local time: 11:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/10/2023
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2023