Tender

10427-Adoption Support Services FPS

  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Salford City Council
  • Manchester City Council
  • Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016735

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034804

Published 17 June 2022, 5:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza

Sale

M33 7ZF

Contact

Mr Timothy Kulewa

Email

tim.kulewa@star-procurement.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.stockport.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

www.the-chest.org.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Cheshire East Council

Sandbach

CW11 1HZ

Contact

Timothy Kulewa

Email

tim.kulewa@star-procurement.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.stockport.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.salford.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Salford City Council

Swinton

M27 5AW

Contact

Timothy Kulewa

Email

tim.kulewa@star-procurement.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.salford.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.salford.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Manchester City Council

Manchester

M60 2LA

Contact

Timothy Kulewa

Email

tim.kulewa@star-procurement.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.manchester.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.the-chest.org.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Stretford

M60 2LA

Contact

Timothy Kulewa

Email

tim.kulewa@star-procurement.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1619121616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.trafford.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.the-chest.org.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.the-chest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.the-chest.org.uk

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

10427-Adoption Support Services FPS

Reference number

DN617576

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Members of Adoption Counts, through STAR Procurement, are seeking to implement a Flexible Procurement System of approved providers who can deliver a range of therapeutic services or assess a family, individual or child’s need to help identify an appropriate therapy. These services may be funded through The Adoption Support Fund www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk or other sources of funding.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Specialist Assessment

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85142100 - Physiotherapy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An assessment of need which requires a more specialist skill set or discipline which cannot be delivered within the Regional Adoption Agency or Council resources. This need will have been identified appropriately by the Regional Adoption Agency or Council.

A specialist assessment can be identified as the following:

An in-depth, specialist assessment undertaken by a qualified clinician(s), for example, a child psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, that is intended to result in a therapeutic support plan for the child(ren) / family;

A specialist assessments may be undertaken by a single qualified clinician, or as part of a multi-disciplinary team;

Multi-disciplinary assessments may consist of contributions from several different professions who have different areas of clinical expertise, training, and/or experience and provide a more holistic assessment of the child and family’s needs.

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

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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: Yes

Identification of the project

dentification of the project: Funds for this project may come from EU funds from time to time.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Therapeutic Support

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85142100 - Physiotherapy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of an intervention identified as a result of an assessment. We expect providers to hold the relevant professional qualifications from a recognised body, to deliver the identified therapeutic support.

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

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

17 June 2022

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The Estimated total value indicated at II.1.5. is for both Lots, and is middle of the range estimate should all named authorities utilise the FPS. The potential range for spend is thought to be between £35m and £70m should all named authorities utilise the FPS.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

N/A

N/A

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

N/A

N/A

Country

United Kingdom