Contract

Provision of a Family Support Worker Service

  • Inverclyde Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-017911

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032435

Published 30 June 2022, 2:52pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Inverclyde Council

Corporate Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square

Greenock

PA15 1LX

Contact

Angela Rodgers

Email

Angela.Rodgers@inverclyde.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1475712634

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of a Family Support Worker Service

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 Family Support Worker will work with families and groups of children identified as our target groups to provide early help and support. They will work with families in primary and secondary schools who are experiencing a range of adversity that impacts on children and young people’s educational attainment. This will also involve working to improve relationships between families, partners and schools.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,755,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 80100000 - Primary education services
  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Family Support Worker will work with families and groups of children identified as our target groups to provide early help and support. They will work with families in primary and secondary schools who are experiencing a range of adversity that impacts on children and young people’s educational attainment. This will also involve working to improve relationships between families, partners and schools.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Working Practices / Community Benefits / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Performance Management / Weighting: 25

Price - Weighting: 40

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-007579


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Barnardos Scotland

235 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7AR

Telephone

+44 1313146616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,755,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public

Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

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SPD 4B INSURANCE :

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract,

the types and levels of insurance as indicated below:

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5M GBP

Public Liability = 5M GBP including an indemnity against abuse claims with no inner limit

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SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS

Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

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SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO

9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information")

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HEALTH & SAFETY

The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") SPD Health & Safety.

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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

The bidder must have a documented Child Protection Policy that fully meets the Protection of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004).

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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure.

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TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.6 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION

The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies

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It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council.

(SC Ref:698942)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Sheriff Court House,1 Nelson Street,

Greenock

PA15 1TR

Country

United Kingdom