- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service North
- Lot 2. Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - EAST
- Lot 3. Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - West
- Lot 4. Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East
- Lot 5. Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South West
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cafcass
3rd Floor, 21 Bloomsbury Street
London
SW1B 3HF
Contact
Mr Volker Buck
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service
Reference number
DN464193 / CAF229/19
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service North
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
- UKD1 - Cumbria
- UKD4 - Lancashire
- UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021. This Lot covers Cafcass Areas:
A1: Tyneside, Northumbria
A2: Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, Cumbria and Blackburn
A4 : South Yorkshire and Hull
A5: West Yorkshire
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - EAST
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
- UKH1 - East Anglia
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021. This Lot covers Cafcass Areas:
A10: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire,
A11: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
A14: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - West
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
- UKD6 - Cheshire
- UKD7 - Merseyside
- UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021. This Lot covers Cafcass Areas:
A3 Greater Manchester
A9 Cheshire and Merseyside
A12 Birmingham and the Black Country, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, Herefordshire.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - LONDON
- UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021. This Lot covers Cafcass Areas:
A17: Kent
A16: Surrey and Sussex
A15a and b: Greater London
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South West
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG33 - Coventry
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021. This Lot covers Cafcass Areas:
A7: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Avon and Thames Valley
A8: Cornwall, Devon and Somerset
A6: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset
A13: Coventry and Northamptonshire
A18: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire
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
Restricted 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: 2020/S 187-452876
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
Contract No
CAF229/19
Lot No
1
Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - North
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Child Action Northwest
Whalley Road, Wilpshire
Blackburn
LN9 6HU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £450,000 / Highest offer: £1,350,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAF229/19
Lot No
2
Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - East
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Children's Links
Suites 1 & 4, Gymphlex Buildings, Boston Road
Horncastle
BB1 9LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £390,000 / Highest offer: £1,170,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAF229/19
Lot No
3
Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service West
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Child Action Northwest
Whalley Road, Wilpshire
Blackburn
BB1 9LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £430,000 / Highest offer: £1,290,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAF229/19
Lot No
4
Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Swanstaff Recruitment
Lakeview West, Galleon Boulevard, Crossways Business Park
Dartford
DA2 6QE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - LONDON
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £410,000 / Highest offer: £1,230,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAF229/19
Lot No
5
Title
Improving Child and Family Arrangements South West
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Swanstaff Recruitment
Lakeview West, Galleon Boulevard, Crossways Business Park
Dartford
DA2 6QE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £410,000 / Highest offer: £1,230,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cafcass
3rd Floor, 21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3HF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cafcass
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Please contact Melissa Smith
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cafcass
London
Country
United Kingdom