Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UL
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
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
Regional Adoption Agency - Provider Panel for the Provision of Inter-agency Placements.
Reference number
DN524413
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Durham County Council is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) known as Adopt Coast to Coast.
Adopt Coast to Coast consists of:
• Cumbria County Council
• Durham County Council
• Together for Children
The Members of the Adopt Coast to Coast are subject to change in accordance with the membership of Adopt Coast to Coast. Any members of Adopt Coast to Coast can access this provider panel.
The procurement will be conducted by the County Council of Durham on behalf of the Contracting Bodies of Adopt Coast to Coast.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,500,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
- UKC23 - Sunderland
- UKD1 - Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Durham County Council is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) known as Adopt Coast to Coast.
Adopt Coast to Coast consists of:
• Cumbria County Council
• Durham County Council
• Together for Children
The Members of the Adopt Coast to Coast are subject to change in accordance with the membership of Adopt Coast to Coast. Any members of Adopt Coast to Coast can access this provider panel.
The procurement will be conducted by the County Council of Durham on behalf of the Contracting Bodies of Adopt Coast to Coast.
The Provider Panel Agreement provides for no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee by the Council(s) for Services from the Provider and that the Council(s) is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any Services.
Each Provider should understand that their submission constitutes an acceptance to the Council(s) terms of the Provider Panel Agreement and merely affords the Provider the opportunity to respond to an invitation from the Council(s) for the provision of services (Competed Call-Offs).
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-006208
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARC Adoption North East Ltd
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC23 - Sunderland
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England & Wales
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom