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21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice

Framework Agreement for Therapies and Assessments

  • First published: 04 December 2023
  • Last modified: 04 December 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-136978
Published by:
City & County of Swansea
Authority ID:
AA0254
Publication date:
04 December 2023
Deadline date:
15 January 2024
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Swansea Council is seeking interest from providers who are suitably qualified and experienced to deliver a wide range of support services. These can range from statutory assessments to holistic therapies. The Council is looking for a following comprehensive and wide-ranging list of support services:- Lot 1: Independent Social Worker Lot 2: Counsellor/Psychotherapist Lot 3: Play Therapist Lot 4: Psychologist – Child and Adolescent Lot 5: Cognitive Assessments and Capacity to Litigate Assessments Lot 6: Psychiatrist – Child and Adolescent Lot 7: Specialist Risk Assessor – Sexual Abuse Lot 8: Specialist Risk Assessor – Physical Abuse Lot 9: Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). Lot 10: Practitioner in Theraplay Lot 11: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Sensory Attachment Practitioner Lot 12: Licenced CUBAS Assessor Lot 13: Practitioner in Life Story Work CPV: 85311300, 85323000, 85000000, 85140000, 85121291, 85300000, 85310000, 85311300.

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Swansea Council

Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road

Abertawe

SA1 3SN

UK

E-mail: procurement@swansea.gov.uk

NUTS: UKL18

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml


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

Framework Agreement for Therapies and Assessments

Reference number: CCS/22/034

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85311300

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Swansea Council is seeking interest from providers who are suitably qualified and experienced to deliver a wide range of support services. These can range from statutory assessments to holistic therapies. The Council is looking for a following comprehensive and wide-ranging list of support services:-

Lot 1: Independent Social Worker

Lot 2: Counsellor/Psychotherapist

Lot 3: Play Therapist

Lot 4: Psychologist – Child and Adolescent

Lot 5: Cognitive Assessments and Capacity to Litigate Assessments

Lot 6: Psychiatrist – Child and Adolescent

Lot 7: Specialist Risk Assessor – Sexual Abuse

Lot 8: Specialist Risk Assessor – Physical Abuse

Lot 9: Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).

Lot 10: Practitioner in Theraplay

Lot 11: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Sensory Attachment Practitioner

Lot 12: Licenced CUBAS Assessor

Lot 13: Practitioner in Life Story Work

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85323000

85000000

85140000

85121291

85300000

85310000

85311300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL18

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Swansea Council is setting up a framework agreement for Therapies and Assessments for Social Services Child and Family team.

The Framework will be spilt into the following Lots:-

Lot 1: Independent Social Worker

Lot 2: Counsellor/Psychotherapist

Lot 3: Play Therapist

Lot 4: Psychologist – Child and Adolescent

Lot 5: Cognitive Assessments and Capacity to Litigate Assessments

Lot 6: Psychiatrist – Child and Adolescent

Lot 7: Specialist Risk Assessor – Sexual Abuse

Lot 8: Specialist Risk Assessor – Physical Abuse

Lot 9: Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).

Lot 10: Practitioner in Theraplay

Lot 11: Specialist Occupational Therapist / Sensory Attachment Practitioner

Lot 12: Licenced CUBAS Assessor

Lot 13: Practitioner in Life Story Work

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

Please refer to tender documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The Council intends to let a pseudo framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime. The Council is awarding a contract, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/01/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

CY

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.

1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):

— Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.

— Enter your correct business and user details.

— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.

— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).

— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.

2. Express an interest in the project:

— Login to the portal with your username/password.

— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).

— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).

— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.

3. Responding to the invitation to tender:

— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).

— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.

— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.

— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:

— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

— Phone: +44 8003684850

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136978

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

please see information on eTenderWales

(WA Ref:136978)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

04/12/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85323000 Community health services Social services
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services
85140000 Miscellaneous health services Health services
85121291 Paediatric services Medical practice services
85300000 Social work and related services Health and social work services
85310000 Social work services Social work and related services
85311300 Welfare services for children and young people Social work services with accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
1018 Swansea

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
04 December 2023
Deadline date:
15 January 2024 00:00
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice
Authority name:
City & County of Swansea
Publication date:
08 November 2024
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Authority name:
City & County of Swansea

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@swansea.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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