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
Telephone
+44 1622236697
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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:
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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
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
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