Contract

Services to Support Young People into Learning & Employment (NEET Prevention)

  • Liverpool City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-010335

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037e7c

Published 11 April 2023, 12:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Liverpool City Council

4th Floor, Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

Contact

Ms Emma Albel

Email

emma.albel@liverpool.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.liverpool.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

Services to Support Young People into Learning & Employment (NEET Prevention)

Reference number

DN636182

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority has appointed a single Supplier to provide services to support young

people in Liverpool aged 16-17 and those aged up to 25 with an Education, Health, Care Plan,

(EHCP) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with the aim of moving

those young people into appropriate positive activity. Three strands of engagement services which will be provided.

1. Post 16 progression workers

2. Career coaches

3. Information, advice and guidance officers.

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: £1,453,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD72 - Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority has appointed a single Supplier to provide services to support young people in Liverpool aged 16-17 and those aged up to 25 with an Education, Health, Care Plan,

(EHCP) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with the aim of moving those young people into appropriate positive activity. Three strands of engagement services which will be provided.

1. Post 16 progression workers

2. Career coaches

3. Information, advice and guidance officers.

The initial contract term is 18 months, there is an extension option of up to 18 months. The maximum contract term will not exceed 3 years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65

Price - Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There is an option to extend the contract for up to 18 months. The values provided in this notice include the cost of any possible extension.

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

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

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

An open procedure was followed, advert 2022/S 000-030993, and no responses were received. Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 32 (2)(a) was then applied and a negotiation process was undertaken with the incumbent provider.

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: 2022/S 000-030993


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN636182

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Career Connect

Liverpool

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD72 - Liverpool
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,453,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom