Official UK procurement notice
Family Trauma Support Service
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver a specialist family trauma support service for children under 18 years of age service within North Ayrshire Council.
The current contract is due to expire on 30/10/2024. The new contract is anticipated to commence on 01/11/2024 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total budget for the lifetime of the contract is 301,388.00GBP.
- How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The provider will deliver evidence based, trauma-informed therapeutic assessment and…Published value£301,388
The provider will deliver evidence based, trauma-informed therapeutic assessment and interventions for children and parents/carers. There will be a child-centred approach to assessment and interventions including individual counselling and psychological therapies. Resulting in meaningful improvements in pre and post measures for the child and their parents/carer.
The contract will be let using the North Ayrshire Council Standard terms and conditions for HSCP
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
This procurement is based on the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT") on the basis of best price and quality ratio, where price is 20% and quality is 80%. Please see PCS-Tender for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [5,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event
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Public Liability Insurance [10,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event
Professional Indemnity Insurance [2,000,000]GBP in the aggregate
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders must have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 114,674GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. NAC reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch at tender stage and throughout the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Mar 2024, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2024, 10:10 BST
- Authority reference
NAC-5172- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028372- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e72Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a project 50,000GBP in value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope. Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves payment performance. Bidders are required to confirm the *supplier itself/supplier's staff* have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications: Clinical staff should be professionally qualified Psychotherapists and be active members of one of the registered professional authorities i.e - British Associations for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) or equivalent. All counsellors must be qualified to at least diploma level and have a minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience of working as a counsellor. Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below: Value of contract not suitable for lots Nature of the contract not suitable for lots Delivery of the contract is location specific Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. (SC Ref:777253)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Apr 2024 → 1 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Sept 2024, 10:10 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2024
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful5 Sept 2024, 10:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.