Official UK procurement notice
NEPO603 - Tyne Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening 1
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council ("the Lead Authority'') is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the North-East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of a bespoke Flexible Procurement solution under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. The bespoke flexible procurement solution will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract), for Independent Foster Care Services.
This Flexible Procurement Agreement will open regularly to accept applications from new Providers. This is the award of the first Opening of the Flexible Procurement Agreement which can be found on Find a Tender Award Notice 2022/S 000-017849 and subsequent corrigendum 2022/S 000-018030.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£6 together) · win at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotApplies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of Independent Foster Care Services on a non-exclusive basis. The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract), no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Participating Authorities for Services from the Provider and that the Participating Organisations are at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of the Services.
The Lead Authority are carrying out the procurement of this bespoke Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. This means that the Lead Authority will invite all interested parties to tender as a single stage.
Lot #1Standard Support (0 - 4, 5 - 10, 11-15, 10 - 17years)CancelledRenewalPublished value£1
Lot #2Extra Support (-04, 5-10, 11-15, 16-17 years)CancelledRenewalPublished value£1
Lot #3Enhanced Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16-17 years)CancelledRenewalPublished value£1
Lot #4Parent and Baby / ChildCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
Lot #5Parent and baby / Child AssessmentCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
Lot #6Staying PutCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of Independent Foster Care Services on a non-exclusive basis. The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract), no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Participating Authorities for Services from the Provider and that the Participating Organisations are at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of the Services.
The Lead Authority are carrying out the procurement of this bespoke Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. This means that the Lead Authority will invite all interested parties to tender as a single stage
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 (2)
- Quality / Social Value: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Social Value: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2022, 16:49 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2022, 13:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Oct 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032783- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036ab2Find a Tender
Publisher note: Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of the procurement of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract). The North East regional governance arrangements have determined that this is a non-mandatory collaborative exercise, and as a result, Local Authorities can 'opt-in' to the six different elements of the solution, with some Local Authorities choosing to continue to purchase some of these services through other local arrangements. The Participating Local Authorities 'opting in' to the initial phase of this solution will be: 1. Darlington, 2. Durham, 3. Gateshead, 4. Hartlepool, 5. Middlesbrough , 6. Newcastle (Lead Authority), 7. North Tyneside, 8. Northumberland, 9. Redcar & Cleveland, 10. South Tyneside, 11. Stockton, and 12. Sunderland. Local Authorities who have 'opted out' for any Lot at this initial period of the solution may 'opt-in' to use the solution during its term. The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org. This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services. Please see the following websites for further details: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodies http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england https://education.gov.scot/ParentZone http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/ https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/ http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1 https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/contact https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies https://www.ons.gov.uk/ https://www.police.uk/forces/ http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm http://www.scotland.police.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/ http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx https://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx http://www.oscr.org.uk/ https://idea.org.uk/ http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharitis/register homepage.aspx http://www.sell3wales.gov.uk?Search/search_Auth.aspx http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/ facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644 A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Oct 2022, 09:00 BST
Timeline
20 Oct 2022 → 18 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Oct 2022, 09:00 BST
- Notice published18 Nov 2022, 13:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2022- Status changed to complete18 Nov 2022, 13:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Nov 2022, 13:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot3 awards | |||
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Changing Futures Fostering Limited | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| UK Fostering Limited | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032783-2022-1 · ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2022
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Contract 032783-2022-2 · Changing Futures Fostering Limited
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2022
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Contract 032783-2022-3 · UK Fostering Limited
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2022
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Newcastle City Council and the North East Procurement Organisation Newcastle City CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Action for ChildrenAwarded supplier
- Changing Futures Fostering LimitedAwarded supplier
- UK Fostering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.