Award

Targeted Youth Support Service

  • Bath and North East Somerset Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021528

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047d2c

Published 12 July 2024, 4:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Guildhall, High Street

Bath

BA1 5AW

Contact

Mrs Cheryl Hansford

Email

cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1225477273

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.bathnes.gov.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

Targeted Youth Support Service

Reference number

DN730290

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide targeted early help for children and young people aged 13 - 19 (up to 25 with SEND) who have additional or complex needs in order to improve their outcomes and reduce inequalities by:

- helping young people overcome barriers in order to fully engage in education, employment or training meeting statutory duties as specified in the description of service,

- providing support and interventions that will engage and challenge vulnerable young people to help them develop their resilience and make a positive difference to their lives and to their communities.

Service outcomes.

The service will work in line with the early help strategy in partnership with other services, providers and organisations to deliver the following outcomes to young people:

1) young people are emotionally resilient;

2) young people are healthy;

3) young people are in education, employment or training;

4) young people are safe;

5) young people make a positive contribution.

Service capacity:

The service will have capacity to provide targeted support for 90 young people at any one time.

Client group and criteria:

- young people aged 13 - 19 (up to 25 with SEND) who have additional vulnerabilities,

- young people aged 16 - 18 who are NEET (up to 25 with SEND),

- young people aged 13 - 19 (up to 25) with SEND,

- young people living in Bath and North East Somerset,

- young people attending education provision in Bath and North East Somerset in YR 11 (for short intervention and support with transitions).

The service will support young people who have an identified need, as described in working together to Safeguard Children 2018, and will be a key delivery partner of the early help strategy providing targeted early help at Levels 2 and 3 (additional and complex needs) of the Bath and North East Somerset Continuum of Need Windscreen Model and in line with the B&NES Thresholds. Whilst the service is predominantly an early help service working at Level 2/3 on the windscreen model below, it will also contribute to support plans led by social care and other specialist services at Level 4 where the service can provide support and interventions to help meet the needs of the young person as part of a statutory plan or step down process and to prevent needs escalating.

These services fall under the Light Touch Regime.

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: £258,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice concerns a modification to an existing contract, to extend the contract duration by a further 6 months beyond the initial term. This modification is not considered to be a material modification. The council is reviewing the service in order to confirm future commissioning intentions in respect of the services currently delivered under this contract.

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The Council proposes to make a modification to an existing contract under Regulation 72(8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The proposed modification to the contract is considered lawful because it is not material. It is for the same services as the original contract - for a further 6 month period, beyond the initial 5 year contract term.

The modification does not render the contract materially different, would not have allowed admission of other candidates / attracted additional participants, does not change the economic balance in favour of the contractor and does not extend the scope of the contract considerably.

These services fall under the Light Touch Regime. The value of the contract during the additional 6 month period calls below the light touch services threshold, though the initial contract was above threshold.

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: 2019/S 041-005259


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Youth Connect South West

Bath

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £258,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Bath

Country

United Kingdom