Rochford District Council: Advice Services Commissioning

UK-Rochford: Benefit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Rochford District Council
       Council Offices, South Street, Rochford, SS4 1BW, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1702546366, Email: lauren.quigley@rochford.gov.uk
       Contact: Lauren Quigley
       Main Address: www.rochford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   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: Advice Services Commissioning            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         75310000 - Benefit services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: This document describes the services Rochford District Council (RDC) is commissioning from the Advice Sector in order to support customers seeking independent advice on the problems they face. The services being commissioned support the delivery of RDC’s overarching Business Plan 2020-2023

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 210,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            85300000 - Social work and related services.
            79100000 - Legal services.
            98000000 - Other community, social and personal services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH3 - Essex
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Essex
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This document describes the services Rochford District Council (RDC) is commissioning from the Advice Sector in order to support customers seeking independent advice on the problems they face. The services being commissioned support the delivery of RDC’s overarching Business Plan 2020-2023

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Value for Money / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Experience / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Sourcing Additional Funding / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Involvement in Partnerships / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Adding Value / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Digital Inclusion / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Self Help / Weighting: 10
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 0
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F7UKM2ZWVN


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
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-001066
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 26/07/2022

      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)
             Citizen Advice South Essex, 05596895
             The Basildon Centre, St Martin's Square, Basildon, ss14 1DY, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            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: 210,000
         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
          Rochford District Council
          www.rochford.gov.uk, South Street, Rochford, SS4 1BW, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1702546366, Email: lauren.quigley@rochford.gov.uk
          Internet address: www.rochford.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
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2022