NEPO Independent Fostering Services
This is a voluntary notice for part b services and as such the full ambit of the public contract regulations shall not apply. The Council makes no guarantee that any placements will be made under the Contract which will be commencing on 1.4.2015 until 31.3.2018 with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Social work services
2014/S 197-348229
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Newcastle City Council
Room 115, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge
Contact point(s): Commissioning and Procurement Team
For the attention of: Rhonda Eagle
NE1 8QH Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1912114949
E-mail: corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1912114832
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.nepoportal.org
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)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Durham County Council
County Hall
DH1 5UL Durham
UNITED KINGDOM
The Borough Council of Gateshead
Regent Street, Civic Centre
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
North Tyneside Council
The Quadrant, Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park
NE27 0BY North Tyneside
UNITED KINGDOM
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
South Tyneside Borough Council
Town Hall and Civic Centre, Westoe Road
NE33 2RL South Shields
UNITED KINGDOM
City of Sunderland Council
Civic Centre, Burdon Road
SR2 7DN Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The Contracting Authorities participating in this tender are:
Durham County Council;
Gateshead Borough Council;
Newcastle City Council;
North Tyneside Council;
Northumberland County Council;
South Tyneside Borough Council;
City of Sunderland Council.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 50
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 70 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85310000, 85311300
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Newcastle City Council is acting as lead authority in respect of this procurement. Please note that as the Contract is a Framework Agreement any of the Councils listed above may make foster placements under it, as and when required. The Council makes no guarantee that any placements will be made under the Contract which will be commencing on 1.4.2015 until 31.3.2018 with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The Council is carrying out the procurement of this Framework Agreement as an Open tender. This Contract involves the service category of “Health and Social Care” under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and is therefore classified as a Part B Service Contract. This Contract is not subject to the full application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009. Further information and associated documents are available on our Electronic Tendering System at www.nepoportal.org
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 70 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: Option to extend for a further 12 months, commencing 1.4.2018 until 31.3.2019.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: Details to be included in the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the Contractor Evaluation Questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As set out in the Contractor Evaluation Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the Contractor Evaluation Questionnaire.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Organisations must hold a current registration with the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) as an Independent Fostering Agency.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
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
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Place:
via electronic e-tendering portal system.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Please go to our web site located at www.nepoportal.org to register and download the documents. This Contract Notice is for a Part B Service and is published on a voluntary basis and is therefore not subject to full application of the public contract regulations. In addition to use of the contract by Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, South Tyneside Council, North Tyneside Council, Durham County Council, Northumberland County Council and Sunderland City Council will utilise. Under this procurement, the provider is required to participate actively in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery for the procurement. Contract performance conditions may therefore relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: