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Contract Notice

School Based Counselling and Online Counselling Services to Young People in Rhondda Cynon Taf

  • First published: 04 May 2015
  • Last modified: 04 May 2015

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To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-026191
Published by:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Authority ID:
AA0276
Publication date:
04 May 2015
Deadline date:
01 June 2015
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

This Tender relates to the provision of counselling services for young people (upto the age of 25 years) both in education and those no longer in education within Rhondda Cynon Taf. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is seeking to commission two services and this Tender consists of two lots: Lot 1 – Provision of a School Based Counselling Service (including Community Bases) Lot 2 – Provision of an Online Counselling Service The contract is for a period of 3 years (subject to funding) from 1st September 2015 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years. The contract will be reviewed annually and funding levels may be subject to change due to budget cuts. Further information can be obtained by registering your interest in this notice and downloading the documents from www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=23935 CPV: 85312320, 85312300.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)


Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

The Pavilions, Clydach Vale

Tonypandy

CF40 2XX

UK

Charlotte Burgess

+44 1443680681

purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk


http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/

http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

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No

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

School Based Counselling and Online Counselling Services to Young People in Rhondda Cynon Taf

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

25

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Rhondda Cynon Taf



UKL15

II.1.3)

This notice involves

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II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This Tender relates to the provision of counselling services for young people (upto the age of 25 years) both in education and those no longer in education within Rhondda Cynon Taf. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is seeking to commission two services and this Tender consists of two lots:

Lot 1 – Provision of a School Based Counselling Service (including Community Bases)

Lot 2 – Provision of an Online Counselling Service

The contract is for a period of 3 years (subject to funding) from 1st September 2015 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 plus 1 years. The contract will be reviewed annually and funding levels may be subject to change due to budget cuts. Further information can be obtained by registering your interest in this notice and downloading the documents from www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=23935

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=26191

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

85312320
85312300

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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II.1.8)

Division into lots

Yes

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II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

No

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

The contract will be for 3 Years (subject to funding) from 1st September 2015 with an option to extend for a further period of upto 1 plus 1 years. The contract will be reviewed annually and funding levels may be subject to change due to budget cuts.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

 01-09-2015 31-08-2018

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Please see ITT for details in relation to Finance and Payment

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers


Please refer to the ITT and Terms and Conditions of Contract

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity


(1) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.




III.2.3)

Technical capacity





III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

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Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure


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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

No

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

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Award Criteria

No


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An electronic auction will be used

No

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

RCT/PSS/S236/15

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

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Other previous publications

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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents



 


IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

 01-06-2015  12:00

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates


IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

9 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders



 01-06-2015  12:00
etenderwales.bravosolution

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published


VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

No



VI.3)

Additional Information

Any bidder interested in participating in this tender exercise should register their interest and access the Tender documents through https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

The Council shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any bidder and accepts no liability for costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the procurement. Please note that the Council will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice. Responses will be treated as confidential.

The Council reserves the right to abandon, halt, postpone the procurement process at any stage and not to award the Contract. Accordingly bidders bid at their own cost.

(WA Ref:26191)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Please see Tender Documents for further details of the requirements in relation to Community Benefits.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures


Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

The Pavilions

Clydach Vale

CF40 2XX

UK




Body responsible for mediation procedures










VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained










VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

 04-05-2015

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained



Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Bronwydd House, Bronwydd

Porth

CF39 9DL

UK

Procurement Unit

Charlotte Burgess

+44 1443680681

purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk

http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained



Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Bronwydd House , Bronwydd Avenue

Porth

CF39 9DL

UK

Procurement Unit

Charlotte Burgess

+44 1443680681


http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent



Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Bronwydd House , Bronwydd Avenue

Porth

CF39 9DL

UK


+44 1443680681


http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1     School Based Counselling

1)

Short Description

Counselling will be available to all pupils attending Secondary Schools in RCT (including Pupil Referral Unit, Special Schools and Education Otherwise than at school (including home tuition).

Year 6 primary School children will also be supported as part of the contract.

Young people (up to the age of 25) will be supported through the provision of three community bases (Rhondda, Cynon and Taf Ely). These bases will provide counselling during the evening, as an out of school provision and during school term time and holiday periods.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

85312300
85312320

3)

Quantity or scope

3 years (subject to funding) from 1st September 2015 with an option to extend for a further period upto 1 plus 1 years. The contract will be reviewed annually and funding levels may be subject to change due to budget cuts.


4)

Indication about different contract dates

 01-09-2015 31-08-2018

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

2     Online Counselling

1)

Short Description

Lot 2 relates to the provision of an Online Counselling Service for children and young people aged between eleven and twenty-five years old in the Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Authority area. The service should be available 24hours to all children and young people, both in and out of education, to access at a time convenient to them. The Service Provider must provide access to a secure and confidential website with a multi function facility to allow service users a choice in how they communicate with Counsellors and other service users.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

85312320
85312300

3)

Quantity or scope

3 Years (subject to funding) from the 1st September 2015 with an option to extend for a further period of upto 1 plus 1 years. The contract will be reviewed annually and funding levels may be subject to change due to budget cuts.


4)

Indication about different contract dates

 01-09-2015 31-08-2018

5)

Additional Information about lots


Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85312320 Counselling services Social work services without accommodation
85312300 Guidance and counselling services Social work services without accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
04 May 2015
Deadline date:
01 June 2015 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Publication date:
08 October 2015
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

About the buyer

Main contact:
purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

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