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Published 24 Jan 2024, 16:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Whole Family Support Framework

Official notice

Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2024awarded 4 Apr 2024
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

  • Recurrence: Yes, subject to further funding. Retender in 2, 3, or 4 years.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
11 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 10 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Safe, Well and Together ServiceCancelledRenewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Children & Young People’s Independent Advocacy ServiceCancelledRenewal

Lot 2 – Children & Young People’s Independent Advocacy Service

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing ServicesCancelledRenewal

Lot 3 - Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 one year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Specialist & Therapeutic Support ServicesCancelledRenewal

Lot 4 – Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services

The service will work with each of the six HEART (Help Everyone at The Right Time) areas to identify and support children and families in need of support at the earliest possible point. The aim is to prevent, mitigate and recover from the challenges they are experiencing by recognizing and building on family strengths. The service will provide direct early family focused support to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs within each providers’ area of expertise.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Whole Family Support Framework” 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Yes, subject to further funding. Retender in 2, 3, or 4 years.
First published
24 Jan 2024, 16:06 GMT
Last source update
11 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
PS/24/18
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018063
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043448 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:769151)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Feb 2024 → 11 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 10admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 117 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 4 Apr 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Safe, Well and Together Service

    Signed
    4 Apr 2024
    Value
    £555,480
    Status
    active
  • Children & Young People’s Independent Advocacy Service

    Signed
    4 Apr 2024
    Value
    £211,120
    Status
    active
  • Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

    Signed
    4 Apr 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services

    Signed
    4 Apr 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Safe, Well and Together Service1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Children & Young People’s Independent Advocacy Service2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · Children & Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Services10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad7——
4 · Specialist & Therapeutic Support Services11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 7BUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body Kilmarnock

Framework contractors & participating bidders

10 commercial parties on the notice
  • Action for ChildrenFramework contractor City Park, 368 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, Scotland, G31 3AU
  • Barnardos ScotlandFramework contractor 235 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 7AR
  • Break the SilenceFramework contractor 11 Portland Road, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA1 2BT
  • Children 1stFramework contractor 83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1AT
  • Impact ArtsFramework contractor The Factory Glasgow, 319 Craigpark Dr, Glasgow, Scotland, G31 2TB
  • PenumbraFramework contractor Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5QY
  • Spiral Creative Arts TherapiesFramework contractor 1 Cadogan Square, Glasgow, Scotland, G27HF
  • Victim Support ScotlandFramework contractor Granite House, 31-33 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 4rz
  • Who Cares? ScotlandFramework contractor 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HJ
  • With KidsFramework contractor 14 Annfield Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G31 2XE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.