Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Pembrokeshire County Council
County Hall, Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA61 1TP
roxanne.kehoe@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL14 - South West Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0255
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Specialist Financial Advice and Income Maximisation Service for Pembrokeshire
Reference number
PROC/2223/008
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Pembrokeshire County Council invite you to submit a bid to provide a Specialist Financial Advice and Income Maximisation Service for Pembrokeshire.
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: £1,330,400
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
Main site or place of performance
Pembrokeshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council requires the provision of a free, tailored and confidential advice, debt and income maximisation service within Pembrokeshire. This service must be impartial and accessible to all Pembrokeshire residents irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, disability or socio-economic factors.
A core prevention activity, it should be designed as both a re-active service for those in need and pro-active service to prevent people getting into difficulties.
It must include:
- general advice on issues such as debt management and welfare benefits, housing, immigration and asylum, employment, consumer complaints and landlord-tenant disputes
- specialist benefit advice and income maximisation with specific elements focusing on clients of PCC services and outreach work e.g. in schools, health settings and other locations
- debt advice, budgeting and money management
This is not a floating support service however; the provider must be flexible in their approach to those in extreme or urgent need.
Good quality specialist advice and information leads to improvements in housing conditions, improved employment and working conditions, reduced debt and increased access to benefits and other entitlements. This ultimately results in improved health and wellbeing for individuals and their families.
Advice services, including financial and debt relief services, housing advice and benefits advice are cost-effective ways to increase incomes in low-income households. Access to generalist advice and information remains a significant requirement for the residents of Pembrokeshire.
As local people’s lives are impacted by the wider economic and political environment Pembrokeshire requires an advice service that can both react to and prepare for the changing advice requirements of those people who need the service. The provider will provide relevant, specialist, independent and confidential advice and support for service users needing assistance in this area.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: cost / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
clause relating to additional services within documentation and included within the value.
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-022333
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PROC/2223/008
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 December 2022
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: 1
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
Pembrokeshire Citizens Advice Bureau
43 Cartlett
Haverfordwest
SA612LH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL1 - West Wales and the Valleys
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,330,400
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,330,400
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:128924)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Royal Courts Of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom