Contract

IA2457 Child Exploitation and Missing Children Service

  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire & Rescue & Crime Commissioner

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-013745

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b582

Published 23 May 2022, 11:15am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire Place 2, Tipping Street

Stafford

ST16 2DH

Contact

Helen Fry

Email

helen.fry@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

one.1) Name and addresses

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Civic Centre, Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 1HH

Email

helen.fry@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/site/

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

one.1) Name and addresses

Staffordshire Police, Fire & Rescue & Crime Commissioner

Commissioner's Office, Block 9, Weston Road

Stafford

ST18 0YY

Email

helen.fry@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

IA2457 Child Exploitation and Missing Children Service

Reference number

IA2457

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime wish to jointly commission a Child Exploitation and Missing Children Service.

The Service will directly contribute to the three strategic outcomes of our Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation Strategy:

• Children and young people are not victims of Child Exploitation.

• Children and young people are protected from Child Exploitation by parents/carers, communities, professionals and businesses.

• Children, young people and adults are not perpetrators and/or groomed to facilitate Child Exploitation.

The Service will also be responsible for the delivery of the Return Home Interview (RHI) process across the County and City in line with The Department for Education’s, 2014 Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care.

The provision will offer a flexible approach to meeting the needs of children between 0-17 years and young adults with special educational needs and disabilities beyond their 18th birthday if they have an education health and care plan. The provision will also offer a flexible approach to care leavers beyond their 18th birthday.

The Provider will offer the Service, and/or refer to other agencies where appropriate. The Service must be provided and accessible in each of the eight (8) districts/ boroughs in Staffordshire and in the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

The current contracts, which are in place for the delivery of some of these Services come to an end on 31st August 2022.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
  • UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime wish to jointly commission a Child Exploitation and Missing Children Service.

The Service will directly contribute to the three strategic outcomes of our Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation Strategy:

• Children and young people are not victims of Child Exploitation.

• Children and young people are protected from Child Exploitation by parents/ carers, communities, professionals and businesses.

• Children, young people and adults are not perpetrators and/or groomed to facilitate Child Exploitation.

The Service will also be responsible for the delivery of the Return Home Interview (RHI) process across the County and City in line with The Department for Education’s, 2014 Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care.

The provision will offer a flexible approach to meeting the needs of children between 0-17 years and young adults with special educational needs and disabilities beyond their 18th birthday if they have an education health and care plan. The provision will also offer a flexible approach to care leavers beyond their 18th birthday.

The Provider will offer the Service, and/or refer to other agencies where appropriate. The Service must be provided and accessible in each of the eight (8) districts/ boroughs in Staffordshire and in the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

The current contracts, which are in place for the delivery of some of these Services come to an end on 31st August 2022.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Agreement term will be from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2024 with an option to extend for a further three (3) twelve (12) month periods from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025 and from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026 and from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion.

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 000-005889


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

IA2457 Child Exploitation and Missing Children Service

Lot No

1

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Staffordshire County Council

2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street

Stafford

ST16 2DH

Email

commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom