Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Contact
Mr David Walsh
Telephone
+44 2079743535
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Camden’s Residential Children’s Home for Children Looked After
Reference number
DN688736
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A contract has been awarded following a tender process for an 8 bed Residential Children’s Home for Children Looked After (CLA) aged between 12 and 17 years old based in the borough of Camden.
The service has been awarded to KPMS UK Ltd. The strengths of their tender include; a model which addresses children’s trauma and supports recovery, In-house social workers at the heart of care-planning and multiagency meetings, a strong focus on children and young people achieving their full potential, they are supported to develop structured ways of living to achieve goals such as employment and training, a creative approach to developing an environmentally sustainable service with residents including ecosystems for reusing waste, well supported staff with access psychotherapy, additional staff to support the service when needed.
The contract is due to start on 1st April 2024 for a term of four (4) years.
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: £4,800,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Main site or place of performance
The London Borough of Camden
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement fell under the light touch regime which allows the council to design their own procurement process. For this procurement, a one-stage process similar to the Open procedure was undertaken. Suppliers submitted responses to both Selection Criteria (assessing technical capacity and experience) and Award Criteria (assessing proposals for delivering the service).
The service is for an 8 bed Residential Children’s Home for Children Looked After (CLA) aged between 12 and 17 years old based in Camden. The children and young people referred to the service are ‘Looked After’ by the Council in line with the requirements of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. The service will also accommodate Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) who approach the local authority in line with our duties.
The children utilising the service will have varying and complex needs. Many will have experienced family breakdown and or a history of unsuccessful placements. Alongside this they may have experienced physical, emotional sexual abuse, child criminal exploitation and or be at risk of significant harm.
The children and young people will continue to have access to Looked After Children Camden Adolescent Mental Health Service and the Virtual School.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Model and Outcomes / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Staffing Structure, Standards and Management / Weighting: 8%
Quality criterion - Name: Equality and Diversity / Weighting: 7%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Property Management / Weighting: 4%
Quality criterion - Name: Partnership Working / Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion - Name: Business Continuity / Weighting: pass/fail
Price - Weighting: 40
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: 2023/S 000-028016
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Camden’s Residential Children’s Home for Children Looked After
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 January 2024
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
KPMS UK Ltd
1-2 Harbour House, Harbour Way
Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex
BN43 5HZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,176,378.96
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom