Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
tom.henderson@westlothian.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1506281814
Fax
+44 1506281325
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM78 - West Lothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
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
Family Support Worker Provision
Reference number
CC11211
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of 12 Family Support Workers across 12 primary and secondary schools to support children and young people affected by poverty.
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: £276,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM78 - West Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of family support workers to support children across 12 primary and secondary schools. This contract is required to ensure the continuation of provision of family support workers beyond the expiry of the current contract, as a result of the increased requirement for service.
Service provision is required for a period of 9 months from 04 October 2021 to 30 June 2022 at a total estimated value of 276,000 GBP.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Not applicable / Weighting: 0
Price - Weighting: 100
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.2.14) Additional information
Council executive approval September 2021.
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:
Direct Award made to Action for Children from 4th October 2021 - 30th June 2022. Aggregated spend based on previous 12 months, plus the value of the direct award are under the Light Touch Regime of 663,540 GBP.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
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
Action for Children
17 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £276,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) forms part of the GBP750m Attainment Scotland Fund, which has been invested over the current parliamentary term. This funding provides targeted support for children and young people affected by poverty to achieve their full potential. The funding is focused on activities and interventions that will lead to improvements in literacy, numeracy and health & wellbeing.
The Family Support provision, currently provided by Action for Children under CC9779 – Family Support Worker Provision in schools, expires on 03/10/21 with no option to extend. The scope of provision provided in 2021 increased from 319 hours to 340, therefore it is important that additional support is made available beyond the expiry of the current contract to ensure continuity of service provision.
Given the time pressures around this requirement, it would not be feasible for the requirement to be subject to a tender, therefore a direct award is proposed for a period of 9 months.
There was no price/quality evaluation as this was a direct award
(SC Ref:681710)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
Country
United Kingdom