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Published 10 Jun 2021, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IA2441 Community Independence & Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children

Official notice

Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£650,588≈ £325k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2021awarded 24 Jan 2022
Awarded to Above n Beyond Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service is for the provision of a Community Independence and Integration Support Service for Staffordshire's Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) and Refugee Children accepted by Staffordshire County Council as part of the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme (UKRS).

This provision will provide support, encouragement and opportunities for Staffordshire's UASC and UKRS Refugee Children population to engage in their community through various community assets in order to benefit the resident community, promote positive outcomes for these young people and achieve community cohesion. The vision is to ensure that all these children and young people have a network of support to help them manage their own challenges, develop robust independence skills and achieve their goals and ambitions to be contributing, positive members of society.

The service will be provided to all UASC and UKRS Refugee Children and on occasion may include children and young people living outside of Staffordshire County.

The Government is also looking to settle Afghan families of Afghan locally employed staff who have previously worked with British forces and British Embassy staff in Afghanistan within the UK. The Council intends to accept Afghan families as part of the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Relocation Scheme during 2021. Children in these families will also be supported by this service.

  • Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 24 months

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£650,588
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Staffordshire
Extensions: The Agreement term will be from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March 2024, with an option to extend by 12 months to 31st March 2025 and a further option to extend by 12 months to 31st March 2026 at the discretion of the Council. · The contract term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024, with an option to extend by 12 months to 31st March 2025 and a further option to extend by 12 months to 31st March 2026Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 37%Price: 60%Social value: 3%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Experience: 5%
  • Service Delivery: 10%
  • UASC Community Education and Training Service: 7.5%
  • Community Cohesion: 4%
  • Safeguarding: 5%
  • Implementation and mobilisation: 2.5%
  • Case Study: 3%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value: 3%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Experience: 5%
  • Service Delivery: 10%
  • UASC Community Education and Training Service: 7.5%
  • Community Cohesion: 4%
  • Safeguarding: 5%
  • Implementation and mobilisation: 2.5%
  • Social Value: 3%
  • Case Study: 3%
  • Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 24 months
First published
10 Jun 2021, 14:55 BST
Last source update
3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN1233
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005799
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ba80 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender(s), and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract agreement. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/ framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months

Publisher note: This is an electronic tender. All submission must be made via the formal Contracting Authority electronic tendering platform. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register — follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the e-Tendering package please contact the Contracting Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to [email protected] This procurement is for a Contract between the appointed providers(s) and the Contracting Authority, to supply predominately services on an ad-hoc call-off basis, as and when required. The Contracting Authority or its public sector partners/Customers makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer or to be awarded, and any volumes given are indicative only and intended as a general guide. There is no commitment at the time of tendering from any parties outside of the Contracting Authority and this should be taken into consideration when bidding. Financing / Payment: payments may be made following acceptance by the banking agents of Staffordshire County Council. Legal form of groups of providers: no special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance. For reference the following website outlines the Contracting Authority's policy on the Community Right to Challenge: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/Community-Right-to-Challenge/Community-Right-to-Challenge.aspx

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Aug 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2021
  1. Published value updated to £650,588
    23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
    was £630,000
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
  4. Deadline published: 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,5881 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Above n Beyond LtdSME£650,588 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • IA2441 Community Independence & Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children · Above n Beyond LtdSME

    Signed
    24 Jan 2022
    Value
    £650,588
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Staffordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Staffordshire Place 2, Stafford ST16 2DH, Stafford, West Midlands, ST16 2DHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Staffordshire County Council Stafford ST16 2DH United KingdomMediation body StaffordContact email, phone
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.comProcess contact point Stafford, West MidlandsContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Above n Beyond LtdAwarded supplier Suite 6&7 Turner Business centre Greengate, Middleton, West Midlands, M421RU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.