Contract

Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Disabilities aged 5 to 17 years old in Norfolk – Framework Agreement - 2nd reopening

  • Norfolk County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-024686

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03363a

Published 22 August 2023, 3:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 1DH

Contact

Annie Southgate

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

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

Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Disabilities aged 5 to 17 years old in Norfolk – Framework Agreement - 2nd reopening

Reference number

NCCT42465.2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This was the second opening of the Framework Agreement for the provision of short breaks for children and young people with disabilities (CWD) aged 5 to 17 years who live in Norfolk. Full details of the requirement can be found in Schedule 2 - Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions. The Framework commenced on the 1st of April 2023. The Council wishes to commission a range of high quality, outcome-focused, inclusive Short Breaks across Norfolk

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: £5,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312120 - Daycare services for disabled children and young people
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This was the 2nd opening of the Framework Agreement for the provision of short breaks for children and young people with disabilities (CWD) aged 5 to 17 years who live in Norfolk. Full details of the requirement can be found in Schedule 2 - Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions. This Framework is being let under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services of which Short Breaks is one. In this instance, the Council is establishing a framework agreement with multiple suppliers that will set out the terms and conditions for making specific purchases (call –offs). The framework agreement differs from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, may periodically open the framework for new applicants.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0

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

two.2.14) Additional information

The value is an estimate over the lift of the framework agreement based on current data. it is envisaged that demand and therefor the value will increase.


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: 2023/S 000-018208


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NCCT42465

Title

Short Breaks for CWD 5 to 17 years - Framework Agreement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

QCM Healthcare Limited

colchester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Better Oasis

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Alex Davis (Yarmouth) Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings maybe brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk County Council - Head of Sourcin

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NPLaw

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom