Contract

Family Group Decision Making, Kinship Care Support and Advocacy Services

  • East Lothian Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-012515

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03136c

Published 13 May 2022, 3:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Lothian Council

John Muir House

Haddington, East Lothian

EH41 3HA

Email

procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1620827827

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181

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

Family Group Decision Making, Kinship Care Support and Advocacy Services

Reference number

ELC-21-2661

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Award of Contract. East Lothian Council’s Children’s Services require suitably trained and experienced providers to supply services to meet the needs and outcomes of children, young people and their families/carers living in East Lothian. The services consist of Family Group Decision Making; Kinship Care Support; and Advocacy and Rights Work.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,140,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Kinship Care Support

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance

East Lothian

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Kinship Care Support Service will give support to those family members/friends who step in, either on a short or long term basis; to give the necessary support to their child/ young person to ensure they have dependable, enduring relationships with the adults who care for them and remain within East Lothian where possible.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) 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.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Advocacy and Rights Work

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance

East Lothian

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Advocacy and Rights provision will ensure that where it is necessary to place a child or young person in a statutory service such as being looked after at home, or within foster or residential care, either within or outwith East Lothian, their voice is heard and that they are at the centre of what is happening in their plan.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) 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.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Family Group Decision Making

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance

East Lothian

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Services will look to put families at the centre of deciding how best their child/ young person can be cared for, identifying their solutions to the challenges they face, and look to maintain the child or young person within the family group and within East Lothian.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) 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.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-003281


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Family Group Decision Making

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 April 2022

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: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Children 1st

83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

EH9 1AT

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: £570,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Kinship Care Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 April 2022

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: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Children 1st

83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

EH9 1AT

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: £270,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

3

Title

Advocacy and Rights Work

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 April 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Who Cares? Scotland

40 Wellington Street

Glasgow

G2 6HJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £254,994


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:690688)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom