Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
Contact person: Laura Ashton
Telephone: +44 1656643643
E-mail: tenders@bridgend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bridgend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
B850 - Provision of Umbrella Body Services for Online Disclosure & Barring Service Checks
Reference number: B850
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bridgend County Borough Council would like to award a contract for the provision of Umbrella Body Services for Online Disclosure & Barring Service Checks.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
468 482.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bridgend County Borough Council undertakes on average 2,783 checks per annum. These include checks for:
-New employees to the Council as pre-employment compliance.
-Existing employees 3 yearly renewal check in line with the Council’s DBS Policy.
-Volunteers, work experience or student placements.
-Elected members.
-Fostering and adoption arrangements.
-Licencing and school transport arrangements.
The Council would endeavour to award a contract to the most suitable, economical and advantageous, direct match, or equivalent online DBS system & service provision to the system and service provisions currently in use within the Authority.
The Council will only consider a secure and effective online system.
The contract duration will be for an initial period of Two (2) years with the option of extending for up to Two (2) further periods of One (1) year each (i.e. 2 + 1 + 1).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 800
Price
/ Weighting:
200
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2023/S 000-012321
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: B850
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Powys County Council
County Hall, Spa Raod East
Llandrindod Wells
LD15LG
UK
NUTS: UKL24
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 468 482.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please see tender documents for more information.
(WA Ref:133532)
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
26/07/2023