Tender

Provision of Child Arrangement Activities - WT4C

  • Cadw - Welsh Government

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-005380

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a7ae

Published 23 February 2023, 8:56am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cadw - Welsh Government

Welsh Government Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Contact

Christine Wells

Email

christine.wells@gov.wales

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.welshgovernment@gov.wales

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Child Arrangement Activities - WT4C

Reference number

C200/2022/2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

On behalf of the Welsh Ministers Cafcass Cymru are seeking to appoint a range of providers to deliver the Working Together for Children Programme (WT4C) across the whole of Wales.

The purpose of this contract is to improve a family’s ability to seek resolution and prepare them to achieve safe, beneficial, and sustainable communication and arrangements for their child(ren).

The aims of the WT4C programme reflect and support the strategic aims of Cafcass Cymru, namely, to ensure that our intervention promotes the voice of the child and is centred on their rights, welfare and best interests and one of our underpinning principles that “where safe, children and young people are best brought up by their own family and within their own community”.

The objective of this contract is to enable a service that can be delivered primarily remotely and where required, on an ad hoc basis, face to face as determined by individual participants’ needs. To achieve this, we will appoint up to 3 providers to enable coverage across all local authorities within Wales in a timely manner. It is anticipated that the 3 highest scoring suppliers will be appointed, subject to the award process outlined in the ITT.

Where in exceptional circumstances face to face attendance is required, as determined by the Cafcass Cymru practitioner, Cafcass Cymru will determine which of the 3 providers will be best able to deliver depending upon the service user’s location. Cafcass Cymru may offer additional financial support to the supplier if the service user’s location is not within a reasonable distance of one of the contracted providers office centres. All remote referrals will be allocated on a rotational and equal basis to all appointed suppliers.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £276,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

On behalf of the Welsh Ministers Cafcass Cymru are seeking to appoint a range of providers to deliver the Working Together for Children Programme (WT4C) across the whole of Wales.

The purpose of this contract is to improve a family’s ability to seek resolution and prepare them to achieve safe, beneficial, and sustainable communication and arrangements for their child(ren).

The aims of the WT4C programme reflect and support the strategic aims of Cafcass Cymru, namely, to ensure that our intervention promotes the voice of the child and is centred on their rights, welfare and best interests and one of our underpinning principles that “where safe, children and young people are best brought up by their own family and within their own community”.

The objective of this contract is to enable a service that can be delivered primarily remotely and where required, on an ad hoc basis, face to face as determined by individual participants’ needs. To achieve this, we will appoint up to 3 providers to enable coverage across all local authorities within Wales in a timely manner. It is anticipated that the 3 highest scoring suppliers will be appointed, subject to the award process outlined in the ITT.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

24 March 2023

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Welsh

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 March 2023

Local time

10:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

Tender Information:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 17:00 GMT

How To Find The ITT:

Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

The e-tender references for this contract are: project 52630, ITT 101304.

Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115828

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Community benefits will be non-core.

(WA Ref:115828)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=117747

(WA Ref:117747)

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=129370

(WA Ref:129370)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom