Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Children and Young People
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council seeks to commission flexible, responsive and consistently high quality services. Providers shall have the capability to work with children & young people with mental health and wellbeing needs between the ages of 5 and 24 years (26 if care experienced). Service Users may have a range of support needs including specific support requirements attributed to physical disability, learning disability, mental health difficulties, sensory impairment, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Providers shall have the ability to work with Service Users who may be reluctant to engage.
The duration of the Framework is anticipated to be 2 years with the option of up to two 12 month extensions.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made
CPV: Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £533,333: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (5-24 year olds, 26 if care experienced)ceiling above
Provision of a Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (5-24 year old, 26 if care experienced)
Lot #2Emotional Distress Support Service (5-12 years)ceiling above
Emotional Distress Support Service (5-12 years)
Lot #3Emotional Distress Support Service (13-24 years, 26 if care experienced)Published value£533,334
Emotional Distress Support Service (13-24 years, 26 if care experienced)
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).
Please refer to Schedule 1 - Instructions to Tenderers
- Shortlisting
- As a minimum standard the Provider shall deliver the Service in accordance with the following publications from the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance: Code of Practice for Independent Advocacy 2008 Principles and Standards for the Provision of Independent Advocacy 2008 Guidelines for the provision of Non-Instructed Advocacy; A Companion to the Code of Practice 2009 Independent Advocacy – An Evaluation Framework 2010 It is a requirement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the following types/levels of insurance as a minimum: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP Public Liability Insurance = 10M GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5M GBP
- “Provision of a Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for…” 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
- 17 Nov 2022, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2023, 16:50 BST
- Authority reference
CS/029/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021541- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038615Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As a minimum standard the Provider shall deliver the Service in accordance with the following publications from the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance:
Code of Practice for Independent Advocacy 2008
Principles and Standards for the Provision of Independent Advocacy 2008
Guidelines for the provision of Non-Instructed Advocacy; A Companion to the Code of Practice 2009
Independent Advocacy – An Evaluation Framework 2010
It is a requirement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the following types/levels of insurance as a minimum:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 10M GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5M GBP
SPD 4B.6 Where the credit score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless satisfactory information is provided that gives assurances regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the Framework.
Publisher note: The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations. SPPN 7/2021 may apply. Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants. New Entrants will be subject to the same requirements as detailed in this Contract Notice and Tender Documents. New Entrants can apply by making initial contact to [email protected]. (SC Ref:739825)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Jan 2023 → 25 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Next notice expected4 Jan 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Jul 2023, 16:50 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2023- Status changed to active9 Jan 2023, 09:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Jan 2023, 09:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 30 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT9 Jan 2023, 09:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Jan 2023, 09:46 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2023, 16:50 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (5-24 year olds, 26 if care experienced)
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2023
- Value
- £530,320
- Status
- active
Emotional Distress Support Service (5-12 years)
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2023
- Value
- £533,333
- Status
- active
Emotional Distress Support Service (13-24 years, 26 if care experienced)
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2023
- Value
- £532,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (5-24 year olds, 26 if care experienced) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Emotional Distress Support Service (5-12 years) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Emotional Distress Support Service (13-24 years, 26 if care experienced) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Aberlour Child Care TrustFramework contractor
- Barnardo'sFramework contractor
- Falkirk & District Association for Mental HealthFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.