Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Family Support, Assessment and Therapy Framework - Jan 23 Re-Opening
Reference number
NCCT42455.2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Key services/provision areas in scope are detailed in the service specification, but we would expect Providers to be adaptable and flexible to develop services/provisions as required throughout the lifetime of the Framework. This is the first reopening of the framework.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Family Support
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 1 covers family support with services required under this lot as follows: family support, home based family support, community-based support, therapeutic support, intensive parenting & domestic support, family support for children with additional needs, support for parenting teenagers, non-violent resistance, practical living support, independent living skills, personal care, positive activities, respite care, short breaks, child minding. Full details of the requirements under Lot 1 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Emergency Family Support
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 2 covers emergency family support with services required under this lot as follows: urgent response family support, 24/7 family support, emergency/crisis support. Full details of the requirements under Lot 2 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Independent Social Work
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 3 covers independent social work with services required under this lot as follows: community based assessment, assessed parental contact, psychological assessment, family group conference, care proceedings, report writing (section 7, 29, 37, form f), viability assessment, special guardianship order, life story, child permanence report, later in life letter. Full details of the requirements under Lot 3 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Assessment
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 4 covers assessment with services required under this lot as follows: psychological assessments - all kinds, court-directed psychological assessments, cognitive assessment, mental capacity assessments, pre-birth assessment, forensic risk assessment, protective carers assessment, parenting assessment, parenting assessment for learning disabilities (e.g. PAMS or alternative software), attachment assessment, foetal alcohol syndrome assessment, sexualised behaviour assessment, AIMS assessment, sensory integration assessment (e.g. NMT), SALT assessment, autism assessment, ADD or ADHD assessment, psychiatric assessment, paediatric assessment, any other assessment. Full details of the requirements under Lot 4 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Therapy
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 5 covers therapy with services required under this lot as follows: psychological therapy, creative arts & nature-based therapies, integration therapy, therapy consultations, play therapy, filial therapy, VIG practitioner, Theraplay (between 20-28 sessions typically), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DPP), therapeutic parenting, systemic family or network therapy, direct child psychotherapy, narrative therapy, sleep counselling, sensory therapy, cognitive analytical therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), CBT, DBT, mentoring/child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse therapy, sexualised behaviour therapy, therapy for sexually harmful behaviours, other therapeutic services. Full details of the requirements under Lot 6 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Other
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council Children's Services wish to re-open the Framework Agreement for the provision of Family Support, Assessment and Therapy services. Lot 6 covers other services with services required under this lot as follows: hair strand or blood analysis, DNA analysis, SCRAM bracelets, house clear & clean/laundry, hoarding support. Full details of the requirements under Lot 6 can be found in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 50
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
The Framework is being let under Regulation 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services of which this is one.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-019436
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 February 2023
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
13 February 2023
Local time
10:02am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: As the need dictates
six.3) Additional information
The framework duration given in section II.2.7 is the maximum possible length for this framework agreement. The initial term of the framework agreement will be 48 months commencing on 1st April 2023. The Council reserves the right to extend the framework agreement beyond the initial term by an additional 48 months in two periods of 24 months. The maximum number of framework providers given in section IV.1.3 is an estimate. There is no limit on the number of providers that will be appointed to the framework agreement. This Framework is being let under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services of which this is one. In this instance, the Council is establishing a framework agreement with multiple suppliers that will set out the terms and conditions for making specific purchases (call –offs). The framework agreement differs from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, may periodically open the framework for new applicants. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings maybe brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.