Award

Children's Social Care managed services

  • Connect2Hampshire

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-034689

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03111a

Published 23 November 2023, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Connect2Hampshire

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group, Kings Hil

West Malling

ME19 4YT

Contact

Ian Day

Email

ian.day@csltd.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.commercialservices.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Children's Social Care managed services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice to indicate that in light of the recently increased volume of work and the challenges to the recruitment of agency and permanent social workers, the Council now needs to award an interim contract for managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families branch, without prior publication of a call for competition. This will be for a maximum of six months due to the urgent nature of this requirement and the importance of Childrens safeguarding

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £3,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Due to increased volume of work and the challenges to the recruitment of agency and permanent social workers, the Council now needs to award an interim contract for managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families branch, without prior publication of a call for competition. This will be for a maximum of twelve months due to the urgent nature of this requirement and the importance of Childrens safeguarding. This interim contract will urgently provide additional capacity to keep the service safe and continue delivering effective interventions whilst a full procurement is undertaken for a longer-term contract. The interim contract will have a maximum value of £3,000,0000 (assuming three full teams in place for the full 12-month period)

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

his is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice to indicate that in light of the recently increased volume of work and the challenges to the recruitment of agency and permanent social workers, the Council now needs to award an interim contract for managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families branch, without prior publication of a call for competition. This will be for a maximum of 12 months due to the urgent nature of this requirement and the importance of Childrens safeguarding. This notice is being published to inform the market of our intentions to commence a 10 day stand still period prior to the contract being awarded to Innovate (H & S C) Services Ltd (12230864) whose registered office is at 15 Friars Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TD. . This interim contract will urgently provide additional capacity to keep the service safe and continue delivering effective interventions whilst a full procurement is undertaken for a longer-term contract. The interim contract will have a maximum value of £3,000,000 (assuming three full teams in place for the full 12-month period)

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-002688


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

31 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

Innovate (H&SC) Services Ltd

15 Friars Street

Ipswich

IP1 1TD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

12230864

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: £3,000,000

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £1,523,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=825631893" target="_blank">https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=825631893

GO Reference: GO-20231123-PRO-24576972

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Commercial Services

1 Abbey Wood Road

West Malling

ME19 4YT

Email

ian.day@csltd.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Commercial Services Kent Ltd

1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill

West Malling

Email

ian.day@csltd.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Commercial Servivces Kent Ltd

1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill

West Malling

Country

United Kingdom