Tender

Children and Families Supervised Contact Service

  • Liverpool City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-028845

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0406cc

Published 29 September 2023, 3:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Liverpool City Council

4th Floor, Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

Contact

Miss Gill Astill

Email

gill.astill@liverpool.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1513510461

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c03e642a-80e2-ed11-8121-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c03e642a-80e2-ed11-8121-005056b64545

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

Children and Families Supervised Contact Service

Reference number

DN667182

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Liverpool City Council are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and competent providers to provide a Supervised Contact Family Time Service for children, young people and their families who are subject to Liverpool City Council social care intervention.

Liverpool City Council is obliged under the Children Act 1989 to allow reasonable contact for Children who are Looked After with their parents and wider family members. Contact may be a legal direction and be specified by the court.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,750,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD72 - Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Liverpool City Council are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and competent providers to provide a Supervised Contact Family Time Service for children, young people and their families who are subject to Liverpool City Council social care intervention.

Liverpool City Council is obliged under the Children Act 1989 to allow reasonable contact for Children who are Looked After with their parents and wider family members. Contact may be a legal direction and be specified by the court.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 25%

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

27 October 2023

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 October 2023

Local time

10:05am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

administrativecourtoffice.generaloffice@hmcts.x.gsi.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom