Realigning Children’s Service for Scottish Government

Scottish Government
Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street
Contact point(s): Scottish Government Procurement Team
For the attention of: Douglas Martin
G2 8LG Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1412420478
E-mail: douglas.martin@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

Education

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Angus Council

Argyll and Bute Council

City of Edinburgh Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

Glasgow City Council

Highland Council

Inverclyde Council

Midlothian Council

Moray Council, The

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

Orkney Islands Council

Perth and Kinross Council

Renfrewshire Council

Scottish Borders Council

Shetland Islands Council

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Stirling Council

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Lothian Council

Realigning Children’s Services (RCS) — Strategic Commissioning Data Programme.

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland.

NUTS code UKM

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 24

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 GBP

The Scottish Government Directorate for Children and Families (DCAF), Care and Justice Division wish to set up a single contract framework agreement to facilitate the procurement of the Realigning Children’s Services (RCS) Evidence Programme.
The single contract framework agreement is to run from 20.4.2015 until 19.4.2017 with the capacity for call offs to provide the RCS Evidence Programme for up to 6 Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) during this timescale.
Under the single contract framework agreement, the RCS Evidence Programme involves making available and supporting the implementation of:
(1) A parent-report household survey measuring the wellbeing of children and associated influences from birth to 8 years.
(2) A school-based child-report wellbeing survey for children aged 9-11(P5-P7).
(3) Analysis and reporting of:
(i) the findings from parent survey;
(ii) the findings from the P5-P7 survey;
(iii) the findings from a Local Authority Boost (S1-S4) of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS);
(iv) linked data from Local Authority Administration data set.
The delivery of the RCS Evidence Programme is structured around two fieldwork periods within school the year when schools generally accept access (determined by the school term and the timing of exams). These are March-May and September — November. Therefore three fieldwork periods are available in this contract period. Participation will be limited to up to three CPPs per fieldwork period. This means that up to three CPP’s can start participating in the programme in Spring 2015 to use the September — November 2015 fieldwork period, CPPs joining in the Summer 2015 can take advantage of the March-May 2016 fieldwork period and those joining later can use the September — November 2016 fieldwork period. The fieldwork for SALSUS 2015 is also scheduled to take place during the autumn term 2015 and completed by the end of January 2016.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=330773

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

80100000, 75121000, 79330000, 79311000

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 GBP

Options: no

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Starting 20.4.2015. Completion 19.4.2017

Any Contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to organise between themselves their respective duties and liabilities. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. Note: If a consortium is awarded this contract the members of the consortium will be required to form a single legal entity before entering into, or as a term of the contract.

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within Selection Criteria and Technical Response to Invitation to Tender document.

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Open

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. Technical. Weighting 60

2. Commercial. Weighting 40

An electronic auction will be used: no

Case/218023

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 26.1.2015

6.2.2015 – 12:00

English.

until: 5.6.2015

Date: 6.2.2015 – 12:00

Place:

Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8LG.

(SC Ref:330773).

Scottish Government
Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street
G2 8LG Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Scottish Ministers will incorporate a minimum of a 10-calendar-day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the address in point I. 1) of the Contract Notice. If an appeal regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sherriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the court may only award damages (the purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the courts to set aside an award decision before the Contract is entered into).

Scottish Government
Europa Building, 450 Argyle Street
G2 8LG Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM

17.12.2014