Bedford Borough Council: Childrens Supervised Contact

UK-Bedford: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Bedford Borough Council
       Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1234228998, Email: commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
       Main Address: www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UKH22

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Childrens Supervised Contact            
      Reference number: BBC564659

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         85000000 - Health and social work services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Bedford Borough Council (the Council) is committed to the development of an effective care system, which enables those children and young people who are unable (for whatever reason) to live safely with their family of origin. This will help these children and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes and support their timely move to good quality permanent care arrangements outside the care system.
Commissioned services will allow the local authority to meet its statutory responsibilities for looked after, and vulnerable, at risk, children and young people.

In this context the Council is inviting potential service providers to submit a tender for the provision of a Supervised Contact service.
This contract will operate for a maximum of 5 years (3 + 1 + 1) from 01 April 2017. It is a statutory requirement that local authorities provide a Supervised Contact service for children and young people who are Looked After.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 874,958.5
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH22 - Bedfordshire CC
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bedfordshire CC
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Bedford Borough Council is seeking tenders for the provision of a supervised contact service to be delivered within the area of Bedford.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 10
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:1 possible extension of 2 years after the initial 3 year period

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: BBC564659    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 20/02/2017

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Swanstaff Recruitment Ltd
             Lakeview west, Dartford, DA2 6QE, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH22
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 874,958.5
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Bedford Borough Council
          Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1234228998

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Bedford Borough Council
          Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1234228998

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Bedford Borough Council
          Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1234228998

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/04/2017