Opportunity

Early Help Family Support & Play Service

  • Bath and North East Somerset Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-009585

Published 4 May 2021, 3:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Guildhall, High Street

Bath

BA1 5AW

Contact

Mrs Cheryl Hansford

Email

cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1225477273

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

www.procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.procontract.due-north.com

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

Early Help Family Support & Play Service

Reference number

DN537173

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 targeted Early Help Family Support and Play Service will provide trauma-informed

specialist family support and therapeutic child-led play activities for vulnerable children and

their parents and carers.

The Family Support and Play Service (FSPS) will deliver therapeutic approaches to support

vulnerable children and young people to increase their self-esteem, relationships, resilience

and social skills whilst also supporting their parents/carers to improve their emotional

resilience and ability to support their children. The Service will provide therapeutic

approaches to deliver whole family support and will work closely with schools to identify and

support children, young people and their parent/carers who require targeted early help to

prevent their needs escalating.

The FSPS will form part of the targeted family support service model for Bath and North East

Somerset which sits in between universal services and children’s statutory social and health

care services.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,006,430

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The targeted Early Help Family Support and Play Service will provide trauma-informed

specialist family support and therapeutic child-led play activities for vulnerable children and

their parents and carers.

The Family Support and Play Service (FSPS) will deliver therapeutic approaches to support

vulnerable children and young people to increase their self-esteem, relationships, resilience

and social skills whilst also supporting their parents/carers to improve their emotional

resilience and ability to support their children. The Service will provide therapeutic

approaches to deliver whole family support and will work closely with schools to identify and

support children, young people and their parent/carers who require targeted early help to

prevent their needs escalating.

The FSPS will form part of the targeted family support service model for Bath and North East

Somerset which sits in between universal services and children’s statutory social and health

care services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,006,430

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

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Potential extension available beyond initial term. Up to 24 months

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Potential extension available beyond initial term. Up to 24 months

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-007331

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

Date

15 June 2021

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

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

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

15 June 2021

Local time

12:00pm

Place

www.procontract.due-north.com

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

www.procontract.due-north.com


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Bath

Country

United Kingdom