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Relationships and Sex Education Tender – Kent

Relationships and Sex Education and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women aged 10-16 years old.

United Kingdom-Maidstone: Community health services

2018/S 145-332008

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Julia Fraser
Telephone: +44 3000413021
E-mail: julia.fraser@kent.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKJ4
Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=7736d601-4784-e811-80ed-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=7736d601-4784-e811-80ed-005056b64545

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:

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women aged 10-16 years old.

Reference number: DN352731

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85323000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Kent County Council (the Council) looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women. The service will improve outcomes for young women who have been exposed to adversities including sexual exploitation, coercive and abusive relations and familial domestic abuse. The services will be available to those living within the Kent County Council geographical area. The Contractor shall manage referrals and deliver a timely intervention with the young person and their family, as appropriate.

The contract will commence on 1.10.2018.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 780 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Lot 1 West Kent Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85323000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ4

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Kent County Council (the Council) looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women. The service will improve outcomes for young women who have been exposed to adversities including sexual exploitation, coercive and abusive relations and familial domestic abuse. The services will be available to those living within the Kent County Council geographical area of West Kent.

The Contractor shall manage referrals and deliver a timely intervention with the young person and their family, as appropriate. Key principles of the intervention will be:

— A strength based, domains-based approach to resilience,

— Building self-efficacy through working towards goals articulated by the young person,

— Using a trauma informed approach.

Since 2012 this has been delivered through the Positive Relationship Service with 2 Contractors across Kent. The current Positive Relationships intervention takes a flexible but structured approach which introduces young women to issues of consent, healthy relationships, recognising coercion and risk, building skills in negotiating relationships, building self-worth and aspirations and identifying additional sources of support. Building relationships with these young women, giving them permission to talk about their experiences has led to the disclosure of sexual exploitation, self-harm, historic domestic abuse and cohesive familial and peer relationships. The group work programme varies according to the age of the young women.

It is the Council’s intention to award the contract for a period of 2 years (24 months) with the potential to extend for a further 2 years in 12-month extensions. The contract will commence on 1.10.2018.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 343 200.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

Two twelve month extensions not exceeding 24 months.

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
II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Lot 2 East Kent Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85323000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ4

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Kent County Council (the Council) looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Emotional Resilience Intervention for Girls and Young Women. The service will improve outcomes for young women who have been exposed to adversities including sexual exploitation, coercive and abusive relations and familial domestic abuse. The services will be available to those living within the Kent County Council geographical area of East Kent.

The Contractor shall manage referrals and deliver a timely intervention with the young person and their family, as appropriate. Key principles of the intervention will be:

— A strength based, domains-based approach to resilience,

— Building self-efficacy through working towards goals articulated by the young person,

— Using a trauma informed approach.

Since 2012 this has been delivered through the Positive Relationship Service with two Contractors across Kent. The current Positive Relationships intervention takes a flexible but structured approach which introduces young women to issues of consent, healthy relationships, recognising coercion and risk, building skills in negotiating relationships, building self-worth and aspirations and identifying additional sources of support. Building relationships with these young women, giving them permission to talk about their experiences has led to the disclosure of sexual exploitation, self-harm, historic domestic abuse and cohesive familial and peer relationships. The group work programme varies according to the age of the young women.

It is the Council’s intention to award the contract for a period of 2 years (24 months) with the potential to extend for a further 2 years in 12-month extensions. The contract will commence on 1.10.2018.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 436 800.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

Two twelve month extensions not exceeding 24 months.

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
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
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: 27/08/2018
Local time: 12:00
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: 27/08/2018
Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Kent County Council
Sessions House, County Road
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
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:

26/07/2018