Social work services in Coventry

Date: 2022-02-02 Type of contract:

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Coventry City Council
Postal address: Earl Street
Town: Coventry
NUTS code: UKG33 Coventry
Postal code: CV1 5RR
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.coventry.gov.uk

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:

Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation

Reference number: COV - 7309

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85310000 Social work services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

In line with the ‘Getting the Best from Complaints Social Care Complaints and Representations for Children, Young People and Others’ guidance Coventry City Council recognises a good procedure ensures that children and young people who make representations should have their concerns swiftly resolved, and, wherever possible, by the people who provide the service locally. The purpose of this procurement is to recruit a ‘bank’ of Independent Complaints Investigating Officers, Independent Persons, Independent Chairs of Review Panels and Review Panellists who will undertake, in line with statutory guidance for local authority children’s services representations and complaints procedures, a Stage 2 investigation or Stage 3 review panel.

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 165 000.00 GBP

II.2)Description

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG33 Coventry

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This procurement exercise is to be run pursuant to Regulations 74, 75 & 76 of Chapter 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) and is for Social Care Services which are considered ‘Light Touch Regime’ services, as specified in Schedule 3 of the PCR2015. Accordingly, the Council is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 ‘Particular Procurement Regimes - Section 7.’

The procurement process to be utilised is based upon the basic principles of Regulation 34 of the PCR 2015.

This Dynamic Purchasing System has been designed to ensure continued competition, a basis of flexibility and also support the creation of sustainable business opportunities for new market entrants, into the City of Coventry

The council makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer, and any volumes given are indicative only and intended as a general guide.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Case Investigation - Pass/Fail / Weighting: 0

Quality criterion - Name: Safeguarding - Pass/Fail / Weighting: 0

Quality criterion - Name: Workload Management - Pass/Fail / Weighting: 0

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 100

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: 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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

A dynamic purchasing system was set up

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 111-272726

IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system

IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Title:

Independent Childrens Complaints Investigation

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)Award of contract

V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:

31/03/2020

V.2.2)Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes