CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

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

Wales

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

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)

Contact Activity provisions were introduced into private law – where divorced/separated parents are in dispute over arrangements concerning their child - through The Children & Adoption Act 2006 in December 2008. These provisions are designed to promote, encourage and ensure that children are able to maintain a relationship with both parents in a post-separation context. The Child Arrangements Programme - 2014 (CAP) applies where a dispute arises between separated parents and/or families about arrangements concerning children. The CAP is designed to assist families to reach safe and child-focused agreements for their child, where possible out of the court setting. If parents / families are unable to reach agreement, and a court application is made, the CAP encourages swift resolution of the dispute through the court. CAFCASS Cymru have developed a modular programme Working Together for Children(WT4C), that seeks to affect the way that parents think and therefore behave in relation to contact following a relationship breakdown, in order that contact is a positive experience for the child. The Welsh Government are seeking to establish a framework agreement for regional delivery of the WT4C programme in response to referrals from CAFCASS Cymru when ordered to do so by the court.

The Welsh Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting this procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal. If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:

Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Phone: 0800 368 4852

Full information in accessing the portal is found in Section VI.3.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

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

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

The awarding authority reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability.

III.1.2)

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

Payment terms will be indicated in the contract documents. Tenders to be priced in Sterling. Payment to be made in Sterling only.

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

No special legal form required but joint and several liability to be assumed by all group bidders before acceptance.

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

Details to be provided will be listed in the invitation to tender documents

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

C178/2015/16

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

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

English and Welsh

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

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?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The Contract will have an option to extend the duration up to a period of a further 12 months.

Suppliers should note that inclusion on a framework does not constitute a guarantee of employment.

The Client is not obligated to commission any work under this arrangement.

E-Tender Information:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm

How to find thE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The etender references for this contract are: Project_31867 and ITT_51520

- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

(WA Ref:37295)

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Delivery of programmes, classes and counselling or guidance sessions of a kind that may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining, or improving contact with a child.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Court ordered provision of the requirement for the North Wales region for a period of 2 years with an option for up to an additional 12 months.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The region encompasses the following Local Authorities:

Ynys Mon

Gwynedd

Conwy

Denbighshire

Flintshire

Wrexham

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Delivery of programmes, classes and counselling or guidance sessions of a kind that may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining, or improving contact with a child.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Court ordered provision of the requirement for the Mid and West Wales region for a period of 2 years with an option for up to an additional 12 months.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

Region encompasses the following Local Authorities:

Powys

Ceredigion

Pembrokeshire

Carmarthenshire

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Delivery of programmes, classes and counselling or guidance sessions of a kind that may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining, or improving contact with a child.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Court ordered provision of the requirement for the South West Wales region for a period of 2 years with an option for up to an additional 12 months.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

This region encompasses the following Local Authorities:

Swansea

Neath Port Talbot

Bridgend

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Delivery of programmes, classes and counselling or guidance sessions of a kind that may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining, or improving contact with a child.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Court ordered provision of the requirement for the Gwent region for a period of 2 years with an option for up to an additional 12 months.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

This region encompasses the following Local Authorities:

Caerphilly

Blaenau Gwent

Monmouthshire

Torfaen

Newport

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Delivery of programmes, classes and counselling or guidance sessions of a kind that may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining, or improving contact with a child.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Court ordered provision of the requirement for the South Wales region for a period of 2 years with an option for up to an additional 12 months.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

This region encompasses the following Local Authorities:

RCT

Merthyr Tydfil

Vale of Glamorgan

Cardiff