Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
UK
E-mail: corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
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
Befriending Service for Children and Young People
Reference number: NLC-CPT-24-019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85322000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority seeks provision of a volunteer befriending service across the Council area for vulnerable, socially isolated Children/Young People identified by the Council as requiring additional support. The provision will support Children/Young People aged 8 to 18 years who live within North Lanarkshire, who are vulnerable and isolated and may be affected by a disability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
361 596.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85322000
85000000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority seeks provision of a volunteer befriending service across the Council area for vulnerable, socially isolated Children/Young People identified by the Council as requiring additional support. The provision will support Children/Young People aged 8 to 18 years who live within North Lanarkshire, who are vulnerable and isolated and may be affected by a disability.
North Lanarkshire Council operate a ‘Befriending Service’, outsourced to a specialist provider, who will support children and young people across North Lanarkshire with supportive, reliable relationships from volunteer befrienders to people who may otherwise be socially isolated.
Volunteers act as positive adult role models to the young people. Through undertaking social, leisure and educational activities and outings with the young people, the volunteers encourage them to make positive changes in their lives which will benefit themselves and the local community.
Befriending can also reduce the burden on other services which people may use inappropriately as they seek social contact.
The Befriending service is based on the following main principles:
Best interests, choices, ideas, preferences, needs
Valuing and support
Working together
Rights based approach; listening, empowerment, prevention
In North Lanarkshire, a befriending service has always meant ensuring that children and young people have as much choice and control as possible in overcoming life difficulties that they may face. The approach is based on promoting independence and social inclusion.
Full details are available in the ITT document.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Agreement will be awarded for a total of circa 36 months with the council reserving the option to review its options then and throughout the full term.
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:
2024/S 000-020904
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NLC-CPT-24-019
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
COVEY
Regent House, 9 High Patrick Street
Hamilton
ML3 7JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1698894013
NUTS: UKM95
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 361 596.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
*This notice retrospectively completes the Contract Award.
The contract period is 3 October 2024 until 2 October 2027.
For avoidance of doubt, this is not a new open requirement.
(SC Ref:809349)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Courts or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2025