Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
Contact
Miss Melissa Cullingham
melissa.cullingham@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7810790528
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lincolnshire.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
Best Start Lincolnshire Services
Reference number
DN620739
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lincolnshire County Council requires the supply of a high quality Best Start Lincolnshire Service(s), broken down as two lots. Lot One: Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service and Lot Two: Best Start Lincolnshire: Inclusion Service for ethnic minority children in their early years and their families from 1st April 2023.
Both Best Start Lincolnshire services are an integral part of the Council’s offer to Lincolnshire children in their early years. Both services shall also work as part of an integrated early years team alongside professionals within the Council’s wider early years services and alongside each other. This shall also include partnership working with other relevant health and commissioned early years services
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: £1,723,387.16
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service
Lot No
One
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service shall provide high-quality educational and fun sessions for children in their early years and their families to access. These sessions will support child development, early learning, positive health outcomes and positive parenting, including emotional literacy. Delivery shall be from the Council’s 48 children’s centres (plus two non-designated sites) and community-based outreach venues (including outdoor locations).
The Service shall offer a core menu of fully inclusive universal early education sessions that shall be available across the county. Sessions must empower parents/carers to be their child’s first educator, to provide children with a healthy lifestyle and support them to understand and normalise their child’s emotions and behaviours at key developmental stages.
The Service shall also offer more targeted sessions tailored to meet the needs of local communities. The planning of which sessions will be run in which area will be coordinated and agreed with the Customer.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery - Staffing / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery – Lincolnshire Core Early Educational Sessions / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery – Quadrant Bespoke and Targeted Early Educational Sessions / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Service User Outcomes and Participation / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Safeguarding / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Added value and innovation / Weighting: 5%
Price - Weighting: 25%
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Best Start Lincolnshire: Inclusion Service for ethnic minority children in their early years and their families
Lot No
Two
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service shall support vulnerable and hard to reach ethnic minority families with children in their early years to access the Best Start Lincolnshire Early Years and Family Service and other relevant services in their local community that will support their child’s health, wellbeing, and development. Support may be provided through targeted groups activities, co-delivery of activities with other partners and time-limited intensive one-to-one support, which may also include home visiting.
The Service shall provide translation support for ethnic minority families from Russia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, and Bulgaria through the provision of bi-lingual workers to better support ethnic minority families to access services within their local communities. In addition, translation support may also be required for asylum-seeking families with children in their early years that move into Lincolnshire and are being supported by the Service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery – Staffing / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery – Universal Inclusion Support / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery –Targeted Inclusion Support / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Service User Outcomes and Participation / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Safeguarding / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Added value and innovation / Weighting: 5%
Price - Weighting: 25%
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-019307
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
LINCOLN001-DN620739-24509339
Lot No
One
Title
Best Start Lincolnshire Service: Early Years and Family Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Preschool Learning Alliance trading as Early Years Alliance
50 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8RT
Telephone
+44 2076972593
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,593,855.26
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
LINCOLN001-DN620739-24509339
Lot No
Two
Title
Best Start Lincolnshire: Inclusion Service for ethnic minority children in their early years and their families
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PAB Languages Ltd
Venture House, Endeavour Park
Boston
PE21 7TW
Telephone
+44 1205310004
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £129,531.90
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom