Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
County Hall, The Annexe, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Contact
Mrs Jolene Roberts
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK43 - Devon CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
Contact
Emma Crowther
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Torbay Council
Castle Circus
Torquay
TQ1 3DR
Contact
Gina Powell
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK42 - Torbay
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
Contact
Julie Breeze
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)
Reference number
DN623550
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The aim of this service is to increase sufficiency of high quality placements to enable children and young people to remain as close to their home community as possible. This is based on the principle of accessing the right placement at the right time. Placements offer an asset-based model of service, where the child or young person is supported to achieve positive outcomes, with a focus on supporting placement stability and Permanence.
The Flexible Purchasing System aims to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off. The proposal is for this to be a continually open purchasing system, the aim to speed up the process for new homes to become available for placements by the authorities.
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: £436,443,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
These will enable children to live in residential homes, where they will receive high quality care in a safe and enriching environment, supporting a broad range of needs, including emotional and behavioural issues, sexualised behaviours, and physical disabilities. Understanding of the difficulties children may have experienced and how this may present, will require a therapeutic parenting approach. Services will be needed for a variety of reasons and durations. It is intended that residential children’s homes are not used as an end destination for children in care; but are used appropriately to enable stability, safety and support to children and young people so that they can be supported towards family reunification where it is safe and appropriate, step forward to a family foster home, build their interdependence for early adulthood, and always having high aspirations for them.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £311,745,000
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
This provision is being procured under Part 2, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) – Social and Other Specific Services (also known as ‘the light touch regime’) and this procurement does not follow, in particular, any of the defined procedures of the PCR 2015 (even if there are similarities) but does seek to adhere to the best practice procurement principles of Openness, Transparency, Fairness and Equity.
This contract has been set up as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) under the Light Touch Regime.
To be included on the FPS, Applicants will have to satisfy the Authority that they meet the stipulated selection criteria; this will be assessed through the evaluation of the answers given in response to the exclusion questions and the general qualitative selection questions. Provisions are to be Ofsted Registered (or equivalent outside England) and Ofsted rated “Requires Improvement” or above or compliant with the relevant equivalent requirements
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Lot is intended to allow commissioners to design, and with the providers, deliver bespoke services designed to meet complex needs that are not easily met through standard residential care. One way could be through a competitive conversation to enable specialist support to be put in place in response to a child or young person’s individual needs, with additional elements reflected within the individual placement agreement (IPA). This type of approach will also create scope for targeted, developmental work with our providers to develop a multi-disciplinary model of residential assessment provision for children and young people in crisis, which will focus on meeting the needs of children who experience high placement instability.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £124,698,000
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
This provision is being procured under Part 2, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) – Social and Other Specific Services (also known as ‘the light touch regime’) and this procurement does not follow, in particular, any of the defined procedures of the PCR 2015 (even if there are similarities) but does seek to adhere to the best practice procurement principles of Openness, Transparency, Fairness and Equity.
This contract has been set up as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) under the Light Touch Regime.
To be included on the FPS, Applicants will have to satisfy the Authority that they meet the stipulated selection criteria; this will be assessed through the evaluation of the answers given in response to the exclusion questions and the general qualitative selection questions. Provisions are to be Ofsted Registered (or equivalent outside England) and Ofsted rated “Requires Improvement” or above or compliant with the relevant equivalent requirements
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-027974
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
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd
Atria, Spa Road,
Bolton,
BL1 4AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 99 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Provision of placements to regulated providers
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspris Children's Services Limited
The Forge, Church Street West, Woking,
Surrey,
GU21 6HT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambian Childcare Limited
Metropolitan House 3 Darkes Lane Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN61AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central & Southern Homes
Pitmaston House Malvern Road
Worcester
WR2 4LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Five Rivers Child Care Limited
47 Bedwin Street, Salisbury,
Wiltshire
SP1 3UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IDEM Living Ltd
1a Newlands, Huyton Hey Rd, Huyton
Liverpool
L35 5SE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birchwood Independence Ltd
14 Highlands
Taunton Somerset
TA1 4HP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Headway Adolescent Resources Ltd
Malvern View, Saxon Business Park, Hanbury Road, Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 4AD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Keys PCE Limited
2nd Floor Maybrook House Queensway
Halesowen
B63 4AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG36 - Dudley
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mutual Care Limited
19 St Marys Road
Portishead
BS20 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Next Step Independence Ltd
Stafford House, Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
TA1 2PX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Standard Residential Placements (Individual and Block Placements)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Childcare Ltd
5 Chinon Court Lower Moor Way
Tiverton
EX16 6SS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK43 - Devon CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £311,745,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birchwood Independence Ltd
14 Highlands,
Taunton,
TA1 4HP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambian Childcare Limited
Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN61AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central and Southern Homes
Pitmaston House, Malvern Road,
Worcester
WR2 4LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Five Rivers Child Care Limited
47 Bedwin Street, Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 3UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mutual Care Ltd
19 St Marys Road,
Portishead,
BS20 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Next Step Independence Ltd
Stafford House, Blackbrook Park Avenue,
Taunton
TA1 2PX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK23 - Somerset
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2: Innovation and Partnership Working (Optional Lot)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Learning and Care Limited
5 Chinon Court, Lower Moor Way
Tiverton
EX16 6SS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK43 - Devon CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £124,698,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In accordance with Regulations 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a Framework Agreement), 87 (standstill period) and Regulation 91 (enforcement of duties through the court) of the Public contracts Regulations 2015.