Contract

Provision of a Children's Support at Home Service

  • Falkirk Council

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

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-017751

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031180

Published 29 June 2022, 1:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Falkirk Council

Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street

Falkirk

FK1 5RS

Email

pcu@falkirk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1324506566

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM76 - Falkirk

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184

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

Provision of a Children's Support at Home Service

Reference number

CS/005/22

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council seeks to commission a flexible, responsive and consistently high quality service. Providers shall have the capability to work with children and young people, between the ages of 0 and 18 years, where there is an identified need to provide a flexible Support at Home service to the individual child or their parents/carers within the home environment or in the community. The Framework will run for a period of 2 years from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024, with the option to extend up to a further 36 months. Bidders may bid for one or all Lots.

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: £1,600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Support at Home

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85320000 - Social services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM76 - Falkirk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Providers shall have the capability to work in partnership with families to support daily routines and ensure children’s needs are met at

home. The services provided should be flexible, responsive and consistently to a high quality standard with the outcomes identified in the

Child’ Plan being central to all discussions and the decision making process. In order to deliver individual outcomes Providers are expected

to work with the Team Around the Child and share information appropriately with the child, family and Lead Professional.

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Complex Support at Home

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85311200 - Welfare services for disabled people
  • 85320000 - Social services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM76 - Falkirk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council seeks to commission flexible, responsive and consistently high quality services. Providers shall have the capability to work

with children & young people with complex health needs as a result of disability, between the ages of 0 and 18 years. Service Users may

have a range of support needs including specific support requirements attributed to physical disability, learning disability, mental health

difficulties, sensory impairment, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Providers shall have the ability to work

with Service Users who may be reluctant to engage.

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

As detailed in the tender documentation

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-002790


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Support at Home

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aberlour Child Care Trust

135 Fifty Pitches Road

Glasgow

G51 4EB

Telephone

+44 7717535819

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Includem

Unit 6000 Academy Office Park, Gower Street

Glasgow

G51 1PR

Telephone

+44 7920656836

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kingdom Support and Care CIC

Saltire Centre, Pentland Court

Glenrothes

KY6 2DA

Telephone

+44 1383741220

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rainbow

59 Beresford Terrace

Ayr

KA7 2HD

Telephone

+44 1292294180

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM94 - South Ayrshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Special Stars Homecare Ltd

1 MacGregor Place, Kinnaird Village

Larbert

FK2 8RJ

Telephone

+44 776681508

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM76 - Falkirk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,600,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Complex Support at Home

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ENABLE Scotland

INSPIRE House, 3 Renshaw Place, Eurocentral

Lanarkshire

ML1 4UF

Telephone

+44 1698737000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PLUS (Forth Valley) Ltd

Broadleys Rd, Springkerse Ind Est

Stirling

FK7 7ST

Telephone

+44 1786450086

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Special Stars Homecare Ltd

1 MacGregor Place, Kinnaird Village

Larbert

FK2 8RJ

Telephone

+44 776681508

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM76 - Falkirk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland

3 Buchanan Gate, Cumbernauld Road

Stepps

G33 6FB

Telephone

+44 1417796300

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: £1,600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to

the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the

requirements of section 7 of the Regulations.

SPPN 7/2021

Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants

(SC Ref:698722)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom