Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
Contact
Ms Phyllis Addo
Telephone
+44 2089372729
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=847c5115-feb2-eb11-810c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=847c5115-feb2-eb11-810c-005056b64545
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 Wellbeing Centre Support Service (CYP-2021-014)
Reference number
DN540722
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Family Wellbeing Centres (FWC) are at the heart of Brent’s Early Help offer and are a priority in the Borough Plan (2019-23). Brent’s eight FWC will provide an integrated ‘whole family’ service, bringing together core health visiting, school nursing, children’s centre services and some parenting and family support services into a single service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Family Wellbeing Centres (FWC) are at the heart of Brent’s Early Help offer and are a priority in the Borough Plan (2019-23). Brent’s eight FWC will provide an integrated ‘whole family’ service, bringing together core health visiting, school nursing, children’s centre services and some parenting and family support services into a single service.
The FWC link to a number of Council wide strategic objectives and action plans including the Black Community action plan, Poverty Commission report, Inclusion strategy, Early Help Framework, Youth strategy (being developed at the time of writing), Young Carers and Digital inclusion.
The FWC support services contract includes the employment and management of a Crèche programme, Family Support Assistants, a Volunteer programme and Early Years workers to support families achieve positive outcomes. The services will be delivered in an integrated way as part of wide range of services delivered in partnership across 8 FWC.
The contract value of the period of 5 years is estimated to be £3,250,000. The duration of the contracts will be an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for a further two years on a one plus one basis.
The provider we are looking for must therefore be able to demonstrate that they have a track record of delivering services of a similar nature and can evidence that they are able to achieve the best possible outcomes for service users.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The duration of the contracts will be an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for a further two years on a one plus one basis.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 July 2021
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 July 2021
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
The Council will be using an open, one stage process. Additional information can be obtained from https://www.londontenders.org/.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at the applicants/tenderers risk.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court Of England and Wales
Royals Courts of Justice, Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Yasi Siamaki
Brent Civic Cntre, Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
Country
United Kingdom