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Published 22 Oct 2021, 17:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Partnership for Family Support

Official notice

Authority: Stockton-onTees Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC11)
Published estimate£10,700,000≈ £2.1m / year
Submissions closed 23 Nov 2021awarded 1 Apr 2022
Awarded to Family Action
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council seeking responses from potential bidders with a view to forming a partnership to deliver and transform existing functions to support families across the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The Strategic Partnership shall aim to provide a, outcome-focused, cost effective solutions to meet the Council’s objectives set out in The Children and Young People’s Strategy for Stockton-on-Tees 2019-2023.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council will, through a competitive process, select the Partner to work in…AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£10,700,000

The Council will, through a competitive process, select the Partner to work in partnership with the Council to design and deliver the functions with effect from the Commencement Date, the functions include:-

  1. Family Time (Supervised Contact)
  2. Volunteering and Outreach

The Council will follow an open tender process and, following tender evaluation, will rank tenders scored highest to lowest and shortlist the top three ranked bidders to proceed to a Competitive Dialogue stage.

The competitive dialogue will further investigate four award questions that are identified in the published Invitation to Tender document.

Upon completion of the Competitive Dialogue Evaluation the tenders will be re-ranked and the highest ranked tenderer will be confirmed as the final Preferred Bidder, with who the Council would intend to enter into the Strategic Partnership, subject to formal contract.

Following identification of the final Preferred Bidder, the Council will work jointly with the Bidder to finalise the formal contractual arrangements for the Strategic Partnership Agreement. Additional information: The resulting contractual arrangement for this procurement a Partnership Agreement with the Preferred bidder which includes delivery of the two identified Functions.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North East · Within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Extensions: Option to extend the Initial Term for up to five (5) periods of 12 months or such other period of combined twelve month periods as agreed with the Partner, in writing, up to the five yearsVariant 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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (11)
  • Values and Vision: 15%
  • Delivery - Outreach & Volunteering: 10%
  • Delivery - Family Time: 10%
  • Mobilsation of Services: 15%
  • Transformation of Partnership Functions: 10%
  • Proposed approach for investment: 10%
  • Governance and Management: 10%
  • Information Technology Integration: 5%
  • Performance Framework: 5%
  • Social Value method statement: 6%
  • Social Value Commitment by value: 4%
Published award criteria (12)
  • Values and Vision: 15%
  • Delivery - Outreach & Volunteering: 10%
  • Delivery - Family Time: 10%
  • Mobilsation of Services: 15%
  • Transformation of Partnership Functions: 10%
  • Proposed approach for investment: 10%
  • Governance and Management: 10%
  • Information Technology Integration: 5%
  • Performance Framework: 5%
  • Social Value method statement: 6%
  • Social Value Commitment by value: 4%
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    none

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Oct 2021, 17:04 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2022, 13:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Nov 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031417
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ef2f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The Council intends to agree with the Preferred Bidder the terms and mechanisms of the Strategic Partnership and has therefore not prescribed these at the point of tender. Terms and mechanisms will include but are not limited to Terms of reference and constitution Budget setting and open book approach to funding Function Design and redesign Investment into the Partnership (MT Ref:226194)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Submission deadline
23 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Timeline

23 Nov 2021 → 7 Nov 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    7 Nov 2022, 13:53 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2022, 13:53 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Nov 2022, 13:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,700,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Family Action£10,700,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 031417-2022-1 · Family Action

    Signed
    1 Apr 2022
    Value
    £10,700,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PPI Unit - Central Purchasing Kingsway House, Billingham, North East, TS23 2YSContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of Justice (or agreed alternative)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Family ActionAwarded supplier 34 Wharf Road, London, London, N1 7GR

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria