Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Contact
Christine Baker
Telephone
+44 2088255122
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
National registration number
226 6700 70
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Commissioning Alliance
14 - 16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing
London
W5 2HR
commissioningalliance@ealing.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.commissioningalliance.co.uk
Buyer's address
www.commissioningalliance.co.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/login
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Pan London Residential Family Assessment Centre Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The contract is for the provision of services provided by OFSTED Registered Residential Family Assessment Centres.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for the provision of services provided by OFSTED Registered Residential Family Assessment Centres. Residential Family Assessment Centres provide:
I. Accommodation to parent(s) and their child(ren)
II. An assessment of a parent’s capacity to respond to the needs of their child(ren), keep them safe and promote their wellbeing.
III. Parent(s) with advice, guidance and counselling, as necessary
Context
The Pan London Placement Commissioning Panel was established in 2020 to explore collaborative opportunities between London local authorities when commissioning services for children. Various workstreams were initiated to develop collaborative commissioning arrangements.
The Residential Family Assessment Centre workstream identified that London local authorities spend an estimated £8million per annum on residential parental assessments. Due to the relatively small and unpredictable nature of demand at the individual local authority level the decision was taken to explore a pan-London approach.
The aspiration is to develop a single procurement that all London local authorities utilise when procuring Residential Family Assessment Centres. This would deliver several benefits to local authorities and suppliers, including:
I. A common set of contractual terms and conditions to enable both parties to have clarity on what the service provides contractually thus avoiding disputes.
II. The ability to block book services for exclusive use of London local authorities.
III. The ability to clearly identify regional sufficiency requirements such as location of services and areas of specialism which in turn will enable commissioning of new services where required.
Based on our analysis of previous spend data we anticipate between £7.5m - £8.5m of annual spend through this framework
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to three possibilities of annual renewal
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
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
10 January 2024
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 October 2023
Local time
5:00pm
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
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom