Bedford Borough Council: Childrens Advocacy & Return Interview Services

UK-Bedford: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Bedford Borough Council
       Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1234228998, Email: commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
       Main Address: www.bedford.gov.uk
       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 Advocacy & Return Interview Services            
      Reference number: BBC570412

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


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Listening to children and young people lies at the heart of the Government’s programme to improve outcomes for every child. This is especially important for those times when children have a problem, concern or want to make a complaint. Commissioned services will allow the local authority to meet its statutory responsibilities for looked after, vulnerable and at risk children and young people.

In this context BBC is inviting potential service providers to submit a tender for the provision of Issue Based Advocacy, Residential Visiting Advocacy and Return Interview services.

The contract will operate for a maximum of 5 years (3 + 1 + 1) from 01 April 2017.

Bedford Borough Children's Services will ensure that children they are working with will have access to advocacy services that will assist them in being heard, where this is appropriate.

The service will cover all Looked After Children, whether they are in residential homes, foster care or secure accommodation.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 125,000
                  
         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: Listening to children and young people lies at the heart of the Government’s programme to improve outcomes for every child. This is especially important for those times when children have a problem, concern or want to make a complaint. Commissioned services will allow the local authority to meet its statutory responsibilities for looked after, vulnerable and at risk children and young people.

In this context BBC is inviting potential service providers to submit a tender for the provision of Issue Based Advocacy, Residential Visiting Advocacy and Return Interview services.

The contract will operate for a maximum of 5 years (3 + 1 + 1) from 01 April 2017.

Bedford Borough Children's Services will ensure that children they are working with will have access to advocacy services that will assist them in being heard, where this is appropriate.

The service will cover all Looked After Children, whether they are in residential homes, foster care or secure accommodation.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 60
                  
      Price - Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:This contract contains 1 possible extension of 2 years in addition to the initial 3 year 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
         

      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: BBC570412    
   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: 03/03/2017

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         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)
             Barnado's
             South East Regional Office, Unit 1 Satellite Business Village, West Sussex, RH10 9NE, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ24
            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: 125,000
         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