Services furnished by business organisations (№10309322)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Department of Health
      39 Victoria Street
      London
      SW1H 0EU
      United Kingdom
      Telephone: +44 2072104850
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
      
   3. Main activity:
      Health
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Support for the Principal Social Workers Networks in England

      2. Main CPV code:
         98111000, 72415000, 85321000, 98112000, 98113000, 98133000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         Principal Social Workers (PSW) provide a key leadership role in social work. The Statutory Guidance to the Care Act (2014) established their role formally. The Department has provided support to the network of PSW since 2014.

         We now wish to manage an open competition for a supplier to maintain and continue the support to these networks.

         The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both adults and children and family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences.

         The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members’ area for Principle Social Workers. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme for Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs).

      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 155 286.82 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         72415000, 85321000, 98112000, 98113000, 98133000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         There are 4 specific services that are included within this Contract. The successful supplier will be required to:

         — maintain a Website for publications that were commissioned by Government and others in the sector,

         — host the Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network (Adults),

         — host the Principal Social Worker Network (PSW) (Children and Families),

         — provide Certification services of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (adults) on behalf of the Department for Health and Social Care.

         Additional deliverable (this will be invoked if required): Extension of professional support to include development of Principal Social Workers. This potential requirement set out below covers Child and Family Social Workers (PCFSW) but may also be extended to include a similar service for Adults Social Workers which would be funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.

         The estimated value of the Core Deliverables of the Contract is 162 000 GBP. There is a possibility of an additional deliverable to be delivered later in the contract with an estimated value of 70 000 GBP and will be invoked if required. This deliverable is detailed within the specification. Please note that the pricing schedule does not include the additional deliverable and should only reflect the core deliverables.

      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Technical (Quality) / Weighting: 60 %
         Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 40 %
         Price - Weighting: 40 %
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 133-303066
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Title:

      Support for Principal Social Workers Networks in England

   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-09-24
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Skills for Care Ltd
         3866683
         Leeds
         United Kingdom
         The contractor is an SME: yes
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 232 000.00 GBP
         Total value of the contract/lot: 155 286.82 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         High Court
         London
         United Kingdom
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2018-10-02