Telford & Wrekin Council: Commissioning Body for Non-Statutory CSE Inquiry

UK-Telford: Investigation services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Telford & Wrekin Council
       Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford, TF3 4JA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1952383729, Email: rachel.best@telford.gov.uk
       Contact: Corporate Procurement
       Main Address: www.telford.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.telford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG21

   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: Commissioning Body for Non-Statutory CSE Inquiry            
      Reference number: CSE 2018

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79720000 - Investigation services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Council is procuring a commissioning body to lead a non-statutory inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Telford & Wrekin including the appointment of an independent chair to undertake such inquiry.

The services to which this ITT relates fall within the Light Touch Regime Chapter 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Inclusion of the term “Invitation to Tender" or “ITT” nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Council intends to hold itself bound by any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Council is following is set out in the ITT.

The Contract Notice value is estimated at £350,000 but dependent on the scope of works it can range between £350,000 up to £2m.

Prospective Bidders are invited to attend Telford & Wrekin Council’s Bidders day being held on Tuesday 10th July 2018 9:30-13:00 at Weightmans of St Phillip’s Point, Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5AF. Please contact chaitali.desai@weightmans.com to book your place.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 350,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Telford and Wrekin
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Council is procuring a commissioning body to lead a non-statutory inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Telford & Wrekin including the appointment of an independent chair to undertake such inquiry.

The services to which this ITT relates fall within the Light Touch Regime Chapter 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Inclusion of the term “Invitation to Tender" or “ITT” nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Council intends to hold itself bound by any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Council is following is set out in the ITT.

The Contract Notice value is estimated at £350,000 but dependent on the scope of works it can range between £350,000 up to £2m.

Prospective Bidders are invited to attend Telford & Wrekin Council’s Bidders day being held on Tuesday 10th July 2018 9:30-13:00 at Weightmans of St Phillip’s Point, Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5AF. Please contact chaitali.desai@weightmans.com to book your place.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:Dependent on the scope of works resulting from this inquiry there are options to extend this Contract by mutual agreement between the parties in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

      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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 127-289630
      
   

   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: CSE 2018    
   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: 22/01/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
             One Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2920477101, Email: peterjones@eversheds-sutherland.com
             Internet address: www.evershed-sutherland.com
             NUTS Code: UKG21
            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: 500,000
         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
          Telford & Wrekin Council
          Ironmasters Way, Telford, TF3 4NT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1952383200
          Internet address: www.telford.gov.uk

      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
          Telford & Wrekin Council
          Borough of Telford & Wrekin, Civic Offices, Coach Central, Telford, TF3 4HD, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/01/2019