Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
226 6700 70
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Contact person: Christine Baker
Telephone: +44 2088255122
E-mail: bakerc@ealing.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ealing.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.ealing.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Commissioning Alliance
14 - 16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing
London
W5 2HR
UK
E-mail: commissioningalliance@ealing.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.commissioningalliance.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.commissioningalliance.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/login
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pan London Residential Family Assessment Centre Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contract is for the provision of services provided by OFSTED Registered Residential Family Assessment Centres.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for the provision of services provided by OFSTED Registered Residential Family Assessment Centres. Residential Family Assessment Centres provide:<br/><br/>I. Accommodation to parent(s) and their child(ren)<br/>II. An assessment of a parent’s capacity to respond to the needs of their child(ren), keep them safe and promote their wellbeing.<br/>III. Parent(s) with advice, guidance and counselling, as necessary<br/><br/>Context<br/>The Pan London Placement Commissioning Panel was established in 2020 to explore collaborative opportunities between London local authorities when commissioning services for children. Various workstreams were initiated to develop collaborative commissioning arrangements.<br/><br/>The Residential Family Assessment Centre workstream identified that London local authorities spend an estimated £8million per annum on residential parental assessments. Due to the relatively small and unpredictable nature of demand at the individual local authority level the decision was taken to explore a pan-London approach.<br/><br/>The aspiration is to develop a single procurement that all London local authorities utilise when procuring Residential Family Assessment Centres. This would deliver several benefits to local authorities and suppliers, including:<br/><br/>I. A common set of contractual terms and conditions to enable both parties to have clarity on what the service provides contractually thus avoiding disputes.<br/>II. The ability to block book services for exclusive use of London local authorities.<br/>III. The ability to clearly identify regional sufficiency requirements such as location of services and areas of specialism which in turn will enable commissioning of new services where required.<br/><br/>Based on our analysis of previous spend data we anticipate between £7.5m - £8.5m of annual spend through this framework
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Up to three possibilities of annual renewal
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/01/2024
Local time: 11:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/10/2023
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ealing.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2023