Official UK procurement notice
Flexible Framework for the Provision of a Community Support Service for Children and Young People
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council requires providers to deliver person centred support to children and young people (up to and including 18 years of age) enabling them to achieve their outcomes as per their Child Assessment and Plan and Support Plan. Person centred support encompasses personal support, community support and care within the home.
- How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£2,116,039
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
This procurement is based on 100% Quality and the acceptance of an agreed hourly rate. Please see PCS-Tender for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate or equivalent.
Bidders must maintain registration throughout the duration of the contract.
Bidders will be required to provide a minimum of 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders will be required to provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 services contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders will be required to confirm the supplier's staff have the following relevant qualification:
Where compulsory professional registration applies to staff associated with this Service, the Provider must ensure that staff are registered in the appropriate part of the Scottish Social Services (SSSC) register as required or, acceptable alternative professional register such as NMC, HCPC or GTCS.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 235,115 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Public Liability insurance 10M GBP. Employer’s Liability insurance 5M GBP. NAC reserve the right to review the bidder’s information at tender stage and throughout the contract and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process. Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover/ insurances will be excluded from this tender.
- “Flexible Framework for the Provision of a Community Support Service…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2021, 10:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2022, 16:14 BST
- Authority reference
NAC/4311- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016325- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f608Find a Tender
- How it runs
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. (SC Ref:696998)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Dec 2021 → 14 Jun 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Jun 2022, 16:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2022, 16:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 016325-2022-1
- Signed
- 13 May 2022
- Value
- £2,116,039
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Ayrshire Childrens Services CICFramework contractor
- ENABLE ScotlandFramework contractor
- The Richmond Fellowship ScotlandFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.