Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
Contact
Doulas Martin
Telephone
+44 1412420478
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians
Reference number
Case/567403
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 12 month periods. There will be a 3 month implementation period between 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 after which the contract will commence on 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. The optional extension periods will extend the contract to 31 March 2027 or 2028.
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: £5,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85321000 - Administrative social services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for the operation and management of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian (ICTG) service.
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (also known as ‘Guardians’) will be appointed by the Service Provider to provide support to unaccompanied children and young people arriving in Scotland and who may have been a victim of, or may be vulnerable to becoming a victim of, human trafficking.
Implementation of the ICTG service will fulfil the duty set out under Section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, through the development of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian service, with a focus on prevention of re-trafficking.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-023877
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
567403
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 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
Scottish Refugee Council
6th Floor Portland House 17 Renfield Street
Glasgow
G2 5AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Single Procurement Document will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Award Criteria Questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings.
Question scoring methodology for award criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender.Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate
adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement.
(SC Ref:729865)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom