Award

Independent Visitors Service

  • Middlesbrough Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005926

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e43c

Published 19 February 2025, 3:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Middlesbrough Council

Civic Centre, PO Box 500

MIDDLESBROUGH

TS19FT

Contact

Victoria Hayton

Email

victoria_hayton@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

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

Independent Visitors Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract to provide Independent Visitors for children and young people

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: £650,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Independent Visitors Service

Contract to provide Independent Visitors for children and young people

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

5 x 12 month extensions


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is an established contract providing a statutory service which will achieve value for money and will enable consistency for young people and their volunteers. The Council is entering into a contract for the provision for an initial 10 year period with an option to extend for a further 5 years.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Changing Future North East

Hartlepool

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
Companies House

04009541

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £650,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Middlesbrough Council

Middlesbrough

Country

United Kingdom