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Published 29 Sept 2022, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Holiday Hub provision for children with a disability

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesProcedure involving negotiationsSME suitable
Published estimate£885,000total for 3 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2023awarded 23 May 2023
Awarded to The Yard Adventure Centre +4 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council requires a school holiday play scheme for children and young people with a disability. This service offers disabled children and young people the opportunity to take part in a range of activities within a structured environment. This will be a targeted support service to meet the needs of children with additional support needs and their families and will be carried out in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council. This scheme should run during the February, Easter, Summer & October school holidays.

Full detail of the Lots and requirement can be found in the attached documentation (Specification)

CPV: Daycare services for handicapped children and young people · Social work services without accommodation

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£5,310,000 together)
Lot #1Low Support needsPublished value£420,000

The Provider will offer a holiday support scheme. This will be a targeted support service to meet the needs of children with additional support needs and their families and will be carried out in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council. This scheme should run during the February, Easter, Summer & October school holidays.

Lot 1 ‘Low Support Needs’ covers those whose disability may include: Hyperacusis, Epilepsy, Verbal, speech delay, ADHD, Learning disability and Autism.

Each holiday week will run from Monday to Thursday unless there is a bank holiday which will mean a slight amendment to the week, for example Tuesday to Friday.

Each day will run 9am – 3pm.

Each week the providers will support between 5 and 60 children or young people with additional support needs. These numbers will depend on the support needs of the young people as agreed by the Council and the Providers. Additional information: Full information on the award process, budget and specification for Lot 1 can be found in the attached documentation Specification and Invitation to Tender.

Delivery: Scotland · The City of Edinburgh
Lot #2‘Medium Support Needs’Published value£2,580,000

The Provider will offer a holiday support scheme. This will be a targeted support service to meet the needs of children with additional support needs and their families and will be carried out in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council.

This scheme should run during the February, Easter, Summer & October school holidays. There is no requirement to operate during the Christmas holiday.

Lot 2 ‘Medium Support Needs’ supports those whose disability may include: Epilepsy, Nonverbal Autism, Complex Learning Disability, Cerebral palsy, Pica, Personal care, Escape risk, Down Syndrome.

Each holiday week will run from Monday to Thursday unless there is a bank holiday which will mean a slight amendment to the week, for example Tuesday to Friday.

Each day will run 9am – 3pm.

Each week the providers will support between 5 and 60 children or young people with additional support needs. These numbers will depend on the support needs of the young people as agreed by the Council and the Providers. Additional information: Full information on the number of contracts to be awarded under Lot 2, the Tender and Evaluation process and the specification requirement can be found in the attached documentation.

Delivery: Scotland · City of Edinburgh
Lot #3‘High Support Needs’Published value£2,310,000

The Provider will offer a holiday support scheme. This will be a targeted support service to meet the needs of children with additional support needs and their families and will be carried out in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council.

This scheme should run during the February, Easter, Summer & October school holidays. There is no requirement to operate during the Christmas holiday.

Lot 3 ‘High Support Needs’ covers those service users with, for example: Complex Health Care needs, Life threatening syndromes or disorders (for example Angelman syndrome), DOORs Syndrome, fully adult dependent for care needs, wheelchair dependant, or those with behaviour which always requires adult supervision to reduce risk to themselves or others.

Each holiday week will run from Monday to Thursday unless there is a bank holiday which will mean a slight amendment to the week, for example Tuesday to Friday.

Each day will run 9am – 3pm.

Each week the providers will support between 5 and 60 children or young people with additional support needs. These numbers will depend on the support needs of the young people as agreed by the Council and the Providers. Additional information: For full information on the contract evaluation and award process, Specification and requirement, please see the attached documents 'Specification' and Invitation to Tender.

Delivery: Scotland · City of Edinburgh

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

The Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender with 80% : 20% cost:quality ratio.

The Council will then take forward the top scoring suppliers from each lot, with the total number of contracts awarded being the best value responses, including consideration of how much the Council can afford based on costs of the submissions and the total number of children who can be accommodated.

Further information can be found within the Invitation to Tender document.

Shortlisting
Selection Criteria & Exclusion grounds. Bidders are required to submit a Scottish Procurement Document (SPD). Please see Appendix 2 of the Invitation to Tender document for further information, including all requirements, selection and exclusion grounds.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Procedure involving negotiations
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
29 Sept 2022, 12:49 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2023, 08:54 BST
Authority reference
CT2867
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015905
Classification (CPV)
Daycare services for handicapped children and young peopleSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037160 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Contract will require reporting and open-book accounting.

Contract will contain requirements to deliver Community Benefits, as well as asking Tenderers to adopt the Scottish Government’s policy Fair Work First to public contracts, more details on each of the criteria can be found in Appendix 3 of the Invitation to Tender, along with links to further information.

Publisher note: Please see attached documentation for all information regarding this contract opportunity. PLEASE READ ALL DOCUMENTS THOROUGHLY BEFORE RESPONDING. (SC Ref:733756)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Nov 2022 → 6 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Nov 2022
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Jun 2023, 08:54 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2022
  1. Published value published: £885,000
    8 Dec 2022, 15:04 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    8 Dec 2022, 15:04 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Dec 2022, 15:04 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 16 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
    8 Dec 2022, 15:04 GMT
  5. Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
    20 Dec 2022, 08:40 GMT
    +7 days · was 16 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2023, 08:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.216 Jan 202323 Jan 2023+7 d

Extension of one week to give providers more time to understand requirement.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-09: 1 release · 29 Sept 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £5,701,8053 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 75 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 23 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Low Support needs1 award
Barnardo's, Lothian Autistic SocietySME, The Action GroupSMEjoint award£705,121 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · ‘Medium Support Needs’1 award
Capability Scotland, Lothian Autistic SocietySME, The Action GroupSMEjoint award£2,822,640 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · ‘High Support Needs’1 award
The Yard Adventure Centre£2,174,044 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Low Support needs3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
2 · ‘Medium Support Needs’3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
3 · ‘High Support Needs’1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • Barnardo'sAwarded supplier 111 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 1EDContact phone
  • Capability ScotlandAwarded supplier Osborne House, 1 Osborne Terrace, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 5HGContact phone
  • Lothian Autistic SocietyAwarded supplier Davidson House, 57 Queen Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 7EYContact phone
  • The Action groupAwarded supplier 57 Albion Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5QYContact phone
  • The Yard Adventure CentreAwarded supplier 22 Eyre Place Lane, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 5EHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.