Contract

CONTRACT FOR TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

  • Cornwall Council
  • PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
  • DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
  • TORBAY COUNCIL

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-003595

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029573

Published 23 February 2021, 3:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cornwall Council

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

Contact

Mr Rob Buckley

Email

robert.buckley@cornwall.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1872323461

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

Plymouth

Email

gateway@plymouth.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

Exeter

Email

customer@devon.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.devon.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

TORBAY COUNCIL

Torquay

Email

csenquiries@torbay.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.torbay.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

CONTRACT FOR TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Reference number

DN528582

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79634000 - Career guidance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES FOR LOCAL

DELIVERY OF TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATION,

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £639,607 / Highest offer: £1,918,824 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Plymouth City Council is the lead buyer.

This Contract Award Notice is for the Cornwall Council contract element only.

The purpose of the service is to enable the Local Authorities in the Peninsula to:

Meet statutory tracking duties to report data to the Department of Education around young people’s participation in education, employment and training in line with the raising participation age and data reporting requirements.

Provide focused support to young people with SEND who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) to make a successful transition to education, employment and/ or training. Provide targeted support to key vulnerable groups, such as children in care, care leavers, young carers, electively home educated and young people with SEND.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial term is for 12 months. There are then two x 12 month extensions available (1+1+1)

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

In accordance with EU Legislation for Public Sector Procurement and Cornwall Council’s own Contract procedure Rules, consideration was given and an internal direct award was made to CSW Group, a Local Authority controlled (Teckal status) company.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PEO/21004

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 January 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CSW Group Limited

Plymouth

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £639,607 / Highest offer: £1,918,824 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Plymouth City Council

Plymouth

Country

United Kingdom