Contract

TC1119 Adult Social Care Employability Support

  • Manchester City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-024834

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03185a

Published 5 September 2022, 3:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Manchester City Council

Level 5, Town Hall Extension

Manchester

M60 2LA

Contact

Ms Samantha Wilson

Email

samantha.wilson@manchester.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1612344368

Fax

+44 1612747343

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.manchester.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.manchester.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

TC1119 Adult Social Care Employability Support

Reference number

DN611484

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Lot 1 - Pre-employability and self-development “Our Future” Service - For eligible citizens who want support to develop themselves and engage in activities and services to support that. It will be aimed at citizens not yet ready for employment, but who may consider that in the longer term.

Lot 2 - Supported Employment / Employment Support Service - The model proposed by the provider needs to be evidenced based. This could be the Supported Employment Model (SES) with its 5 stages which is widely cited as good practice or another model, providing it is evidence based (see Reference 1). It is aimed at citizens who want to work. This service needs to include sustainment support - This will include support for employers and citizens. This should apply to anyone referred who is: in work and at risk of not sustaining employment; has started employment having progressed from the Pre-employability and self-development “Our Future” service or Supported Employment / Employment support service offers.

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: £1,197,435

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Pre-employability and self-development “Our Future” Service

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Further details are set out in the procurement documents

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Environment & Climate Change / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

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 Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants were required to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 08 June 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Supported Employment / Employment Support Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Further details are set out in the procurement documents

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Environment & Climate Change / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

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 Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants were required to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 08 June 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2.


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 000-004542


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TC1119

Lot No

1

Title

Lot 1 - Pre-employability and self-development “Our Future” Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 August 2022

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: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pure Innovations Ltd

Stockport

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £750,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Council used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants were required to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Wednesday 08 June 2022 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.

The contracts will be for 3 years, expected to commence 01 September 2022 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.

The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project.

The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract.

All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Manchester City Council

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 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)