Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
General Offices, Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
NP236AA
UK
Contact person: Lee Williams
E-mail: lee.williams@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.1) Name and addresses
Torfaen County Borough Council
Civic Centre, Pontypool
Torfaen
NP4 6YB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495762200
E-mail: stephen.chambers@torfaen.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.torfaen.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0498
I.1) Name and addresses
Newport City Council
Civic Centre
Newport
NP236AA
UK
Contact person: Richard Leake
E-mail: richard.leake@newport.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.newport.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0273
I.1) Name and addresses
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7PG
UK
Telephone: +44 1443863161
E-mail: procurement@caerphilly.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1443863167
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.caerphilly.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0272
I.1) Name and addresses
Monmouthshire County Council
County Hall, Rhadyr
Usk
NP15 1GA
UK
Telephone: +44 1633644644
E-mail: contact@monmouthshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0277
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
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
Regional DPS framework of Voluntary Adoption Agencies
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The South East Wales Adoption Service would like to move towards a strategic sourcing approach to providing adoption placements for children across the South East Wales Region when using external agencies to provide placements.
A move towards a strategic sourcing approach would project the likely number of placements to made by the Voluntary Adoption Agencies (VAA) each year, offering the VAAs more security from which to enhance their service and provide the Regional Collaborative with clearer information for budgeting. Greater parity would emerge between the sourcing of external placements from statutory and voluntary sectors in Wales, with Welsh VAAs being used as an integral part in supporting placement activity within the Regional Collaborative. Critically, it would strengthen the Wales placement strategy in the placement of more Welsh children with families in Wales.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council acting as lead commissioner on behalf of the South East Wales Adoption Service, is seeking expressions of interest from organisations who can actively support the Welsh Placement Strategy to place Welsh Children in Wales and wish to be considered for inclusion on a regional DPS souring framework of Voluntary Adoption Agencies.
There will be an expectation that interested parties maintain collaborative working arrangements to reduce waiting times for children and the infrastructure is in place to manage the number of placements likely to be required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations across South East Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The commissioning parties are seeking to engage with organisations who can actively support the Welsh Placement Strategy to place Welsh Children in Wales, with the intention of establishing a regional framework/DPS to enable a strategic souring approach to providing adoption placements for children across the South East Wales region.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/12/2022
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Blaenau Gwent Council (acting on behalf of the South East Wales Adoption Service) is facilitating this market engagement exercise via its E-Procurement portal, which can be accessed via the following link:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Project Ref: pqq_33362 - Regional DPS Framework of Voluntary Adoption Agencies
Interested parties should register their details on the portal in order to gain direct access to project and the ability to confirm their Expressions of Interest.
Expressions of interest should be submitted via the portal by no later than 12:00 noon Tuesday 15th November 2022.
All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.
E-Tender access information:
— Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
— On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
— Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.
Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
— The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.
Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Expressions of Interest must be uploaded to the portal by no later than 12:00 noon 15th November 2022 and should comprise of:
1) confirmation of your interest to be included within a regional arrangement;
2) A Statement of purpose including relevant experience and Organisational overview;
3) A management and staffing structure chart that supports the statement of purpose and is relevant to individuals’ needs;
(WA Ref:126039)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2022