Official UK procurement notice
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service
Authority: Cafcass (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCafcass are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The current Cafcass contracts for Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) are due to expire on 31 July 2021 and Cafcass has completed a tender for an improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service with new contracts due to start on 1 May 2021
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service NorthAwarded North East, North West +1
Lot #2Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - EASTAwarded East Midlands, East of England
Lot #3Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - WestAwarded North East, North West +1
Lot #4Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South EastAwarded London, South East
Lot #5Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South WestAwarded West Midlands, East of England +1
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Mar 2021, 09:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2021, 09:13 GMT
- Authority reference
DN464193 / CAF229/19- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004668- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0299adFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Please contact Melissa Smith
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service North1 award | |||
| Child Action Northwest | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - EAST1 award | |||
| Children's LinksSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - West1 award | |||
| Child Action Northwest | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East1 award | |||
| Swanstaff Recruitment Limited | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South West1 award | |||
| Swanstaff Recruitment LimitedImproving Child and Family Arrangements South West | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - North · Child Action Northwest
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - East · Children's LinksSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service West · Child Action Northwest
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East · Swanstaff Recruitment Limited
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Improving Child and Family Arrangements South West · Swanstaff Recruitment Limited
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service North | 6bids | — | — | £450,000 – £1,350,000 |
| 2 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - EAST | 6bids | — | — | £390,000 – £1,170,000 |
| 3 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - West | 6bids | — | — | £430,000 – £1,290,000 |
| 4 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South East | 6bids | — | — | £410,000 – £1,230,000 |
| 5 · Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) Service - South West | 6bids | — | — | £410,000 – £1,230,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Child Action NorthwestAwarded supplier
- Child Action NorthwestAwarded supplier
- Children's LinksAwarded supplier
- Swanstaff RecruitmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.