Official UK procurement notice
IA2441 Community Independence & Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis service is for the provision of a Community Independence and Integration Support Service for Staffordshire's Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) and Refugee Children accepted by Staffordshire County Council as part of the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme (UKRS).
This provision will provide support, encouragement and opportunities for Staffordshire's UASC and UKRS Refugee Children population to engage in their community through various community assets in order to benefit the resident community, promote positive outcomes for these young people and achieve community cohesion. The vision is to ensure that all these children and young people have a network of support to help them manage their own challenges, develop robust independence skills and achieve their goals and ambitions to be contributing, positive members of society.
The service will be provided to all UASC and UKRS Refugee Children and on occasion may include children and young people living outside of Staffordshire County.
The Government is also looking to settle Afghan families of Afghan locally employed staff who have previously worked with British forces and British Embassy staff in Afghanistan within the UK. The Council intends to accept Afghan families as part of the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Relocation Scheme during 2021. Children in these families will also be supported by this service.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 24 months
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£650,588
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).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Experience: 5%
- Service Delivery: 10%
- UASC Community Education and Training Service: 7.5%
- Community Cohesion: 4%
- Safeguarding: 5%
- Implementation and mobilisation: 2.5%
- Case Study: 3%
- price: 60%
- Social Value: 3%
Published award criteria (9)
- Experience: 5%
- Service Delivery: 10%
- UASC Community Education and Training Service: 7.5%
- Community Cohesion: 4%
- Safeguarding: 5%
- Implementation and mobilisation: 2.5%
- Social Value: 3%
- Case Study: 3%
- Price: 60%
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 24 months
- First published
- 10 Jun 2021, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN1233- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005799- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ba80Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender(s), and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract agreement. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/ framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months
Publisher note: This is an electronic tender. All submission must be made via the formal Contracting Authority electronic tendering platform. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register — follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the e-Tendering package please contact the Contracting Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk This procurement is for a Contract between the appointed providers(s) and the Contracting Authority, to supply predominately services on an ad-hoc call-off basis, as and when required. The Contracting Authority or its public sector partners/Customers makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer or to be awarded, and any volumes given are indicative only and intended as a general guide. There is no commitment at the time of tendering from any parties outside of the Contracting Authority and this should be taken into consideration when bidding. Financing / Payment: payments may be made following acceptance by the banking agents of Staffordshire County Council. Legal form of groups of providers: no special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance. For reference the following website outlines the Contracting Authority's policy on the Community Right to Challenge: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/Community-Right-to-Challenge/Community-Right-to-Challenge.aspx
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 Aug 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected31 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2021- Published value updated to £650,58823 Sept 2021, 16:18 BSTwas £630,000
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Sept 2021, 16:18 BST
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2022, 09:09 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above n Beyond LtdSME | £650,588 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
IA2441 Community Independence & Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children · Above n Beyond LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Jan 2022
- Value
- £650,588
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Staffordshire County Council Stafford ST16 2DH United KingdomMediation body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.comProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Above n Beyond LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.