Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.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
B850 - Provision of Umbrella Body Services for Ebulk Online Disclosure & Barring Service Checks
Reference number: B850
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79414000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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 identify 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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
480 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
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 identify 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
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:
480 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
06/09/2023
End:
05/09/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Contract duration is for 2 years from 6th September 2023 until 5th September 2025 with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
March 2025 if extensions are not utilised.
March 2027 if extensions are utilised.
VI.3) Additional information
Please see tender documents for more information.
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=131063
(WA Ref:131063)
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
28/04/2023