Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Family Support Worker Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Family Support Worker will work with families and groups of children identified as our target groups to provide early help and support. They will work with families in primary and secondary schools who are experiencing a range of adversity that impacts on children and young people’s educational attainment. This will also involve working to improve relationships between families, partners and schools.
- Recurrence: Subject to budget availability and satisfactory performance by the Provider of the Contract during the initial period, the Council shall, upon providing the Provider with at least 3 month’s prior written notice, have the right to extend the Contract on the existing terms and conditions, for a further period of 12 months commencing 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025
CPV: Health and social work services · Primary education services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (4)
- Service Delivery: 30%
- Fair Working Practices / Community Benefits: 5%
- Performance Management: 25%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Service Delivery: 30
- Fair Working Practices / Community Benefits: 5
- Performance Management: 25
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to provide …
- Technical & professional ability
ESPD 4C.1.2 - TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL ABILITY (SERVICES)
Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver a Family Support Worker Service in Primary and Secondary Schools in the past 3 years. Examples must demonstrate you have experience of delivering a contract of a similar size and nature that can be transferrable into the context of this contract opportunity.
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ESPD 4C.6 - TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL (QUALIFICATIONS)
All Family Support Worker team staff must be appropriately trained and qualified to HNC in Social Care or SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent.
All Family Support Worker team staff appointed to the contract will be required to have an up-to-date enhanced disclosure Scotland PVG carried out at the providers cost
before being able to provide these services.
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References may be sought as part of the procurement process.
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- 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
Yes · Subject to budget availability and satisfactory performance by the Provider of the Contract during the initial period, the Council shall, upon providing the Provider with at least 3 month’s prior written notice, have the right to extend the Contract on the existing terms and conditions, for a further period of 12 months commencing 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025
- First published
- 21 Mar 2022, 13:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017911- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032435Find a Tender
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. *** SPD 4B INSURANCE : 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 as indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5M GBP Public Liability = 5M GBP including an indemnity against abuse claims with no inner limit *** SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. *** SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES 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 hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") *** HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (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 hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") SPD Health & Safety. *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.4 PART A: CHILD PROTECTION POLICY The bidder must have a documented Child Protection Policy that fully meets the Protection of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and the guidance in Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter (Scottish Executive, 2004). *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.5 PART A: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE The bidder must comply with Inverclyde Council`s Complaints Handling Procedure. *** TECHNICAL ENVELOPE 2.6 PART A: DATA PROTECTION, DATA RETENTION AND SECURE DESTRUCTION The bidder must demonstrate appropriate compliance with the Data Protection Laws for Data Protection, Data Retention and Secure Destruction by providing a copy of their Policy/Policies *** It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specification, Contract Information for Tenderers and enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council. (SC Ref:698942)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
Timeline
22 Apr 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
- Notice published30 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jun 2022, 14:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardos Scotland | £1,755,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017911-2022-1 · Barnardos Scotland
- Signed
- 31 May 2022
- Value
- £1,755,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Barnardos ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.