Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Leeds City Council - PACS
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS11UR
Contact
Mandi Kaushal
Telephone
+44 1133781013
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE42 - Leeds
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team - Options Paper
Reference number
65182
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team :
1.Options Paper
2.Pre-mobilsation Support
3.Support to deliver
4.Continuation of consultancy work
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: £204,050
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team :
1.Options Paper
2.Pre-mobilsation Support
3.Support to deliver
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This VEAT notice is issued for the purposes of recording the aggregated contractual spend with the Consultant that has now exceeded UK Public Procurement threshold for services. The Consultant was initially engaged in December 2022 on a short-term period for a below-threshold consultancy services contractual appointment to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. Unforeseen demand for the consultancy services support has resulted in two further below-threshold appointments being made to the Consultant in April and July 2023 respectively, to provide continued consultancy services to the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. It is evident now that a fourth short-term 3-month appointment to the Consultant is now necessary (circa 1st October 2023 - 31 December 2023) to provide continued consultancy support to the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. For the avoidance of doubt the Consultant has been appointed directly under the provisions of Regulation 32 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as competition for this specific type of consultancy services is absent for technical reasons, with the estimated 12 month contractual spend (up to 31st December 2023) totalling £244,860.00 inclusive of VAT.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
65182
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2022
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
Mutual Ventures Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
07490364
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £24,900
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £24,900
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
1 March 2023
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
Mutual Ventures Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
07490364
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £97,100
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £97,100
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
1 July 2023
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
Mutual Ventures Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
07490364
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £49,250
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £49,250
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
1 October 2023
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
Mutual Ventures
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
07490364
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £32,800
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £32,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom