Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Merseyside Police - Procurement Department
Police Headquarters, Canning Place
Liverpool
L1 8JX
Contact
Pauline Totton
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
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