Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House, Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
Contact
Ms Krista Livsey
krista.livsey@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CPU6720 Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service
Reference number
DN747963
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils) are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Children and Young People’s Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service.
The Councils aim to jointly re-commission a Children and Young People’s Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) service having previously commissioned separate services for each individual local authority. The Councils are seeking to secure Best Value through leveraging this joint approach to commissioning and procuring a joint service for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County children and young people.
The service will deliver the following:
A. Advocates who independently support Children in Care, Children in Need, children and young people subject to Child Protection plans, Children in Clayfield’s Secure Children’s Home, Homeless 16- and 17-year-olds and Care Leavers.
B. Befrienders (Independent Visitors) to support Children in Care.
C. Independent Persons to sit on Secure Accommodation Review Panels for Children in Care.
Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to secure possible additional funding for the service from 2026/27 onwards and should additional resources become available, enhanced services may be added to the contract as explained in the service specification and tender documents.
The contract duration will be for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years at both Councils discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of £1,793,000 over the total length of the contract, including any potential extensions and any possible additional funding. The core approved budget for year one is a maximum of £336,200, paid on both a block and an activity basis as detailed in the tender documents.
The anticipated contract start date will be 1 April 2025.
This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org
The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, 20 November 2024.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,793,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils) are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Children and Young People’s Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service.
The Councils aim to jointly re-commission a Children and Young People’s Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) service having previously commissioned separate services for each individual local authority. The Councils are seeking to secure Best Value through leveraging this joint approach to commissioning and procuring a joint service for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County children and young people.
The service will deliver the following:
A. Advocates who independently support Children in Care, Children in Need, children and young people subject to Child Protection plans, Children in Clayfield’s Secure Children’s Home, Homeless 16- and 17-year-olds and Care Leavers.
B. Befrienders (Independent Visitors) to support Children in Care.
C. Independent Persons to sit on Secure Accommodation Review Panels for Children in Care.
Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking to secure possible additional funding for the service from 2026/27 onwards and should additional resources become available, enhanced services may be added to the contract as explained in the service specification and tender documents.
The contract duration will be for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years at both Councils discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of £1,793,000 over the total length of the contract, including any potential extensions and any possible additional funding. The core approved budget for year one is a maximum of £336,200, paid on both a block and an activity basis as detailed in the tender documents.
The anticipated contract start date will be 1 April 2025.
This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org
The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, 20 November 2024.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-033392
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Title
CPU6720 Children and Young People's Advocacy and Befriending (Independent Visitor) Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Children's Society
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,793,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,793,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom