Recruitment and Assessment of Foster Carers

Recruitment and Assessment of Foster Carers – London

Haringey Council is inviting tenders from suitably skilled and experienced organisations for the Recruitment and Assessment of In-house Foster Carers.

United Kingdom-London: Recruitment services

2017/S 025-043970

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Haringey Council
Strategic Procurement, Wood Green
London
N22 7TR
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2084893178
E-mail: cuptenders@haringey.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKI2

Internet address(es):Main address: www.haringey.gov.uk

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wood-Green:-Recruitment-services./6HV7WE8Z7U

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.delta-esourcing.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Recruitment and Assessment of the In-house Foster Carers.

Reference number: 4400002798

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79600000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Haringey Council is inviting tenders from suitably skilled and experienced organisations for the Recruitment and Assessment of In-house Foster Carers. The successful provider will undertake the full recruitment and assessment function, from initial enquiry generation, marketing through to the process of recruitment, assessment and panel presentation.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKI2

Main site or place of performance:

Outer London.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Haringey Council invites Tenders for the successful recruitment and appointment of foster carers, for a period of 1 year, with the option to extend for a further 2 years subject to demand and performance. Haringey anticipates that a minimum of 20 foster carers will be recruited during the first year but recognises the pressures on the foster care market in London currently and will work with the successful provider on realistic targets.

The successful provider will undertake the full recruitment and assessment function, from initial enquiry generation, marketing through to the process of recruitment, assessment and panel presentation.

It is important that the foster carers presented for approval have been subject to thorough safeguarding checks and have the necessary knowledge, experience, qualities and skills to work across a complex profile of looked after children (LAC). Payment will in part be made on delivery of these outcomes — following the successful approval of the foster carer by Haringey — and in part on marketing and recruitment activity.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion – Name: Price / Weighting: 40

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 499 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 06/03/2017

Local time: 13:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 06/03/2017

Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wood-Green:-Recruitment-services./6HV7WE8Z7U

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6HV7WE8Z7U

GO Reference: GO-201722-PRO-9511991.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Haringey Council
Strategic Procurement, 10 Station Road, Wood Green
London
N22 7TR
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2084890000

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: