Contract

Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service

  • Merseyside Police - Procurement Department

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-004764

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e

Published 21 February 2022, 9:39am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Merseyside Police - Procurement Department

Police Headquarters, Canning Place

Liverpool

L1 8JX

Contact

Pauline Totton

Email

pauline.totton@merseyside.pnn.police.uk

Telephone

+44 1517771926

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD7 - Merseyside

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.merseyside.police.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/32215

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service

Reference number

PCC/PD/251

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312310 - Guidance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resulting in a potential 5-year contract, commencing 1st April 2022 – ending 31st March 2027.

The PCC requires a high-quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody or Voluntary Attendance sites within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected.

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: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

Merseyside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resulting in a potential 5-year contract, commencing 1st April 2022 – ending 31st March 2027.

The PCC requires a high-quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody or Voluntary Attendance sites within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 85

Price - Weighting: 15

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: 2021/S 000-027121


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

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: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Appropriate Adult Service Limited

Barnstones Business Park, Grimscote Road, Litchbo

Northants

NN12 8JJ

Email

alex@theappropriateadultservice.org.uk

Telephone

+44 08456001528

Fax

+44 01327831360

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
National registration number

626053

Internet address

http://www.theappropriateadultservice.org.uk

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: £600,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Court of Justice, Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Alcatel / Standstill period will be observed