Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
UK
Telephone: +44 1236812219
E-mail: smithlou@northlan.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM84
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
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
Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services
Reference number: 107/NTP-2020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Interim contracts for academic year 2020/2021 to deliver 1 140 hours funded placements at existing establishments in Wishaw and Cumbernauld areas. Longer term requirements will be subject to a competitive tendering exercise.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 216 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interim contract to support the Council to deliver 1 140 hours funded placements at an existing service in Cumbernauld.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interim contract to support the Council to deliver 1 140 hours funded placements at an existing establishment in the Cumbernauld area.
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interim contract to support the Council to deliver 1 140 hours funded placements at an existing establishment in the Wishaw area.
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM84
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interim contract to support the Council to deliver 1 140 hours funded placements at an existing establishment in the Wishaw area.
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation:
North Lanarkshire Council (the ‘Council’) is required by Scottish Government, under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, to provide a funded placement, of 1 140 hours per year, to all eligible 2 year olds and all children aged from 3 to those not yet attending Primary School, effective from 1.8.2020. The Council intend to meet this requirement through in-house service provision combined with external support.
To contract external support from 1.8.2020, the Council recently conducted a tender exercise to establish a flexible framework for early learning and childcare services in North Lanarkshire 2020/2023; this was awarded in February 2020. The Council’s admissions process has now commenced.
However, after assessment of the cumulative capacity of the successful tenderers combined with the Councils own internal capacity, the Council estimate that there will be insufficient capacity to provide funded placements for all anticipated applicants in the Cumbernauld and Wishaw areas in particular.
The Council intend to urgently contract with 4 existing providers, who did not participate in the aforementioned tender exercise, but who are already contracted to the Council to provide 1 140 hour services until 31.7.2020. These 4 providers have a combined capacity of up to 171 children and currently have approximately 73 funded children in their ante-pre-school year that are likely to request to return to these providers.
By contracting with these additional 4 external providers, it will provide additional capacity for funded placements in the Cumbernauld and Wishaw areas while providing continuity for the 73 existing children likely to request to return. The 4 providers will be contracted for a single academic year only.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 1
Title: Interim Contracts for the 1140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 1
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
25/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Buchanan Park Nursery
Pavilion 6 Buchanan Court, Cumbernauld Road
Stepps
G33 6HZ
UK
NUTS: UKM84
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
370 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 2
Title: Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 2
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
25/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bertram Nursery Group (Happitots Nursery, Cumbernauld)
Newfield House, 1 New Street
Musselburgh
EH21 6HY
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
406 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 3
Title: Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 3
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
25/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Collin Care Ltd t/a Kiddieshack Day Nursery
44 Young St, Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 8HJ
UK
NUTS: UKM84
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
234 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 4
Title: Interim Contracts for the 1 140 Early Learning and Childcare Services — Provider 4
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
25/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cabbage Patch Nursery
4 Pickering Works, Netherton Road
Wishaw
ML2 0EQ
UK
NUTS: UKM84
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
206 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
A 10-day standstill will be held ending midnight 6.3.2020.
(SC Ref:613906)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
UK
Telephone: +44 1698282957
E-mail: hamilton@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/hamilton-sheriff-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/02/2020