Opportunity

Children’s Residential Care, Fostering and Therapeutic Education Service

  • Somerset County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-016889

Published 19 July 2021, 11:10am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Somerset County Council

County Hall

Taunton

TA1 4DY

Contact

Mr Steve Barker

Email

sfbarker@somerset.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK23 - Somerset

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

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=2c54a78d-9bd5-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=2c54a78d-9bd5-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

Children’s Residential Care, Fostering and Therapeutic Education Service

Reference number

DN552044

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

An opportunity to form a strategic partnership (or partnership consortia) with Somerset County Council. To co-design, develop and deliver an innovative set of services for children and young people in care in Somerset with complex needs. This is a 10-year programme to deliver children’s homes with aligned high needs fostering and multi-disciplinary support and associated therapeutic education.

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
  • UKK23 - Somerset

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An opportunity to form a strategic partnership (or partnership consortia) with Somerset County Council. To co-design, develop and deliver an innovative set of services for children and young people in care in Somerset with complex needs. This is a 10-year programme to deliver children’s homes with aligned high needs fostering and multi-disciplinary support and associated therapeutic education.

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

120

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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

Competitive dialogue

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

9 August 2021

Local time

12:00pm

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

19 July 2021

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Somerset County Council

County Hall

Taunton

TA1 4DY

Country

United Kingdom