UK-Lincoln: Health and social work services.

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Lincoln: Health and social work services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
Children’s Services Strategic Commissioning Service, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1522552043, Email: kevin.johnson@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Contact: Kevin Johnson
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UKF30
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service & BME Inclusion Service
Reference Number: 218457555
II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
85000000 – Health and social work services.
EA02-8 – For children

II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
II.1.4) Short description: The Early Years and Family Service will deliver early childhood services in/around children’s centres to support children’s readiness for school. Vulnerable families will receive the most support and parents will be helped into education, employment or training. The BME Inclusion Service will support BME children/families to participate in the Early Years and Family Service and provide translation support to those working with Early Help and Social Care services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 9,895,235
Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Lot 1 – Provision of Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service
Lot 2 – Provision of Best Start Lincolnshire: BME Inclusion Service

II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1

II.2.1) Title: Provision of the Best Start Lincolnshire Early Years and Family Service across Lincolnshire
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
85311300 – Welfare services for children and young people.

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKF30 Lincolnshire

II.2.4) Description of procurement: Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service will provide a range of high quality and inclusive early childhood activities across Lincolnshire to local families in children’s centres and outreach venues that support child development and positive parenting. The Service will work closely with Children’s Services Early Help and Social Care Teams to provide more tailored support to vulnerable families with children aged 0-5 years.

•The Service will work alongside health services to provide antenatal support to families to help them prepare for parenting.
•The Service will offer a range of support and activities to all families during the first year of a child’s life, in particular to vulnerable families.
•The Service will enhance parents and carers ability to support children’s learning.
•Sessions delivered to families will be evidence based but also tailored to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals that may feel overwhelmed by attending structured group sessions; thus there will be flexibility to run sessions at outreach venues.
•The Service will run sessions to encourage eligible families to take up their free 2 year old early years entitlement and promote the take up of 30 hours for eligible 3 and 4 year olds.
•The Service will offer consistent teams of workers in locality areas so that families have known friendly faces that they can turn to with concerns.
•As children get older, sessions will focus on supporting them to be ready to learn and for those children that are still attending sessions after aged 3, to be ready for school.
•The Service will identify vulnerable parents/carers that need support to enter education, employment or training and work with them to understand their skills and skills gaps and help them into volunteering, adult learning other education and/or employment.
•The Service will offer crèche provision for children to support parents/carers to attend any skills development courses where other suitable childcare arrangements cannot be made.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 9,570,235
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: Lincolnshire County Council is seeking to commission the Service on a 3 +2 years basis, therefore, where Lincolnshire County Council deems that contract performance of the Supplier meets the required standards at the end of the first 3 years, there shall be the opportunity to invoke a 2 year extension to the contract.

II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 2

II.2.1) Title: Best Start Lincolnshire: BME inclusion Service
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
85311300 – Welfare services for children and young people.

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKF30 Lincolnshire

II.2.4) Description of procurement: Best Start Lincolnshire: BME Inclusion Service will support BME families in Lincoln, Boston and South Holland districts. This support will be focused on two main areas:
•Inclusion of BME children and families in accessing and participating in services, particularly the Best Start Lincolnshire: Early Years and Family Service.
•Providing translation support to BME families with children aged 0-5 years in respect of social care meetings (Team Around the Child, Child In Need, Child Protection, Looked After Children) where the Service is involved in supporting the family.

The Service will be delivered by bilingual workers, who are able speak the languages of the ethnic minority community across the districts the Service covers. Work across these localities will be responsive to the needs and demand for the Service from the ethnic minority community.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 325,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: Lincolnshire County Council is seeking to commission the Service on a 3 +2 years basis, therefore where Lincolnshire County Council deems that contract performance of the Supplier meets the required standards at the end of the first 3 years there shall be the opportunity to invoke a 2 year extension to the contract.

II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Not Provided
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Not Provided
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Not Provided
III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Lincolnshire County Council has detailed these in the Service Specifications within the Tender Pack.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement – NO
In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 30/11/2016 Time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Until: 31/08/2017

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Date: 30/11/2016
Time: 17:30
Place:
Children’s Services Strategic Commissioning Team, County Offices, Lincoln

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used No
Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes
Electronic payment will be used Yes
VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body:
Lincolnshire County Council
Lincoln, United Kingdom
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 07/10/2016

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