Delivery and Management of the Brent Youth Service

The London Borough of Brent is seeking suitably qualified and experienced organisation to tender for the delivery and management of the Brent Youth Service.

United Kingdom-London: Social services

2015/S 227-413636

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley
For the attention of: Jessica Nwoko
HA9 0FJ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2089371838
E-mail: jessica.nwoko@brent.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Electronic access to information: https://procontract.due-north.com/register

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://procontract.due-north.com/register

Further information can be obtained from: London Tenders Portal
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
London
UNITED KINGDOM

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: London Tenders Portal
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
London
UNITED KINGDOM

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: London Tenders Portal
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
London
UNITED KINGDOM

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Delivery and Management of the Brent Youth Service.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 27: Other services

NUTS code UKI

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The London Borough of Brent is seeking suitably qualified and experienced organisation to tender for the delivery and management of the Brent Youth Service This may include partnerships or a consortium of providers. The service to be provided will be focussed on:
— The management and operation of the Roundwood myplace Centre as a ‘youth hub’, to deliver on the myplace outcomes and offer a range of cultural, sports, educational and personal development opportunities, under a lease arrangement within the contract;
— A programme of youth work and outreach support, with a strong focus on engaging vulnerable groups, including young people with special educational needs and /or disabilities, lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual (LGTB) young people and those at risk e.g. due to gang involvement, offending, or low educational attainment; and
— Delivery of integrated partnership working with national, regional and local service providers designed to enhance the borough’s overall service offer for young people.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence in July 2016 for a 4 year period with the option to extend for up to 12 months subject to review.

A supplier event and site visit is scheduled for 10:00 am on Thursday 3.12.2015 at the Roundwood myplace Centre, Longstone Avenue, Harlesden, NW10 3UN. The event will provide information on the service to be procured under this contract. Suppliers wishing to attend should contact Angela Chiswell on +44 2089373667 or by email: angela.chiswell@brent.gov.uk

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85320000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

It is anticipated that the contract will commence in July 2016 for a 4 year period with the option to extend for up to 12 months subject to review.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Set out in the tender document.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Set out in the tender document.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Set out in the tender document.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Set out in the tender document.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Set out in the tender document.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Set out in the tender document.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

22.1.2016 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 140 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

The Council is using the London Tenders Portal e-tendering system to conduct this procurement exercise. Tender documentation is available on expression of interest. Organisations wishing to express their interest in providing this service should register and do so directly through the London Tenders Portalhttps://procontract.due-north.com/registerby clicking on the register button. Once registered organisations will be able to find opportunities by using the search facility at the top right of the screen and then register interest in this opportunity. Return to the homepage to open the opportunity and view the documents. A help guide is available on the right hand side of the website (under useful links) with information on how to register, download tender document and submit tender response. The London Borough of Brent accepts no liability whatsoever for expressions of interest and tenders that are not received due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors. The closing date for the return of completed tenders is 12 noon on 22.1.2016.If you have any queries relating to this opportunity, please raise them through the messaging facility in the London Tenders Portal.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

20.11.2015