Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
Contact
Lindsay Tierney
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.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
Early Help & Family Support
Reference number
NLC-CPT-23-041
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) intend to establish a single supplier contract to provide a service for early help and take a preventative approach to providing support to families across North Lanarkshire who need it.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,080,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, NLC intend to establish a single supplier contract to provide a service for early help and take a preventative approach to providing support to families across North Lanarkshire who need it.
As a minimum the service must include
-The ability to start providing support upon contract award, with a feasible plan to expand rapidly and offer equitable service across North Lanarkshire.
-Visibility & presence in community Hubs as part of a partnership approach to delivering services. As an example, this could involve scheduled time in hubs as part of a wider rota system for a day or few hours each time with other Hub partners, community drop ins, community consultation or support run directly from the hub as part of family support. There is an expectation that there will be a level of visibility across each of the 14 Hubs by 2026.
-Partnership working with other agencies to ensure that families can access the right support at the right time.
-Accessible early help and prevention support to whole families (not specialist or therapeutic- such as counselling).
-Direct support that can be available 7 days, including evenings and weekends. Support should be responsive to need.
-Opportunities for volunteering and access to peer mentors.
-A range of means of accessing the service, including self-referral, telephone and online as a minimum. Pathways can be developed with other partners.
-A sustainable delivery model and an innovative approach to partnership and funding. There are no restrictions when using external funding to enhance delivery.
-Compliance with equalities legislation and a commitment to equality and diversity, including support for those with complex needs.
-Ongoing consultation and coproduction that influences service design, delivery and development (Service responsive to need).
-A range of methods to actively seek the views of children, young people and families within the wider community and use this for service design and delivery.
-A communications and marketing strategy with active promotion.
-Skilled and adaptable staff who can work with a variety of age groups using a range of interventions suited to an early intervention and prevention approach.
-A range of programmes to support direct service user engagement, including individual and whole family work.
-The Provider shall ensure that its staff are committed to the aims and objectives of an individual Service or collective of Services and are motivated to meet both them and the requirements of Whole Family Support in North Lanarkshire.
-The Provider will ensure that all staff and volunteers confirm to all safeguarding children and child protection legislation, national policy and procedures and local child protection procedures.
-The Provider will ensure that all frontline practitioners have the relevant level, for their role, of training and ensure that all individuals are subject to a valid PVG.
-The Provider will ensure that all staff are trained in and demonstrate a trauma informed approach to practice.
-The Provider must be able to demonstrate that through their Service provision interventions are early and effective, preventing escalation where possible and maximising outcomes for individuals and families.
-Evaluation & evidence-based tool for measuring outcomes.
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Please refer to the ITT ANNEX 1 Details of Requirements (NLC-CPT-23-041) for full detailed specification.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,080,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
36
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
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
As stated in the procurement documents.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
As stated in the procurement documents.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25491. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
This is covered within the tender documentation.
(SC Ref:748160)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the SheriffCourt or the Court of Session.