Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Contact
Miss Carolyne Knott
carolyne.knott@derbyshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1629536874
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
CCS024 Provision and Management of Creative Mentoring Service
Reference number
DN649425
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Derbyshire County Council (The Council) is seeking to commission a service to provide creative mentors, using a primary provider model, for a period of 3 years commencing 1 April 2023.
Creative mentoring is available for children in care and care leavers, ranging from early years, primary, secondary and post 16 education stages. It is suitable for children and young people in education and those who are at risk of exclusion, or who are not in education or training. For those young people who are not attending education, creative mentoring is a means with which to fund opportunities for learning outside of school and support towards engagement back into formal or vocational education.
The successful Provider will utilise a primary provider delivery model and will be responsible for managing the Creative Mentor service and network of Mentors, and providing the opportunity for Derbyshire Creative Mentors to apply to join the network
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Derbyshire County Council (The Council) is seeking to commission a service to provide creative mentors, using a primary provider model, for a period of 3 years commencing 1 April 2023.
Creative mentoring is available for children in care and care leavers, ranging from early years, primary, secondary and post 16 education stages. It is suitable for children and young people in education and those who are at risk of exclusion, or who are not in education or training. For those young people who are not attending education, creative mentoring is a means with which to fund opportunities for learning outside of school and support towards engagement back into formal or vocational education.
The successful Provider will utilise a primary provider delivery model and will be responsible for managing the Creative Mentor service and network of Mentors, and providing the opportunity for Derbyshire Creative Mentors to apply to join the network
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
27 January 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
30 January 2023
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 January 2023
Local time
11:00am
Place
Matlock, Derbyshire
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
Derbyshire County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days (or 15 if non-electronic or fax methods used) standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to the relevant economic operators. Debriefing by the Council shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) (the Regulations). Such information should be requested from the addressee in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who are of the opinion that they have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought as soon as possible.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Derbyshire County Council
Matlock
Country
United Kingdom