All Wales Framework for the Provision of Foster Care Services - Lot 1 Re-opening

Concepts

• welfare services
• provision of foster care services
• tonypandy
• provision of foster care services - lot
• re-opening of lot
• care providers
• foster carers
• social services
• administration services
• social care

Location

Wales:

Description

All Wales Framework for the Provision of Foster Care Services. This is a re-opening of Lot 1 (North Wales) of the All Wales Foster Care Services Framework. The Lots for West, Mid, South and East Wales remain unaffected As per the initial ITT RCT CBC reserves the right to re-open the framework on the request of the other Participating Authorities. This tender is seeking to add 2 Foster Care Providers to the Lot 1 (North Wales) Lot as current Framework provision is not meeting demand. Existing Framework Providers need not apply. This is a collaborative procurement. Rhondda-Cynon-Taff CBC is the lead Authority and for the purposes of this procurement is acting as the Central Purchasing Body in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Council is therefore acting on behalf of all Welsh Local Authorities for procuring the Framework Agreement for the provision of Foster Care Services to Children and Young People. For the avoidance of doubt the Welsh Local Authorities are: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council Caerphilly County Borough Council Cardiff Council Carmarthenshire County Council Ceredigion County Council Conwy County Borough Council Denbighshire County Council Flintshire County Council Gwynedd Council Isle of Anglesey County Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Monmouthshire County Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Newport City Council Pembrokeshire County Council Powys County Council Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council City and County of Swansea Torfaen County Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan Council Wrexham County Borough Council The services which are the subject of this procurement fall within Schedule 3 to the public Contracts Regulations 2015 and accordingly the so called “Light Touch Regime”, as set out in Regulations 74-77 of the 2015 Regulations. Under these regulations RCT is not required to procure these services in line with the full extent of the Regulations and is able to determine itself the procurement process subject to ensuring compliance with the principals of transparency and equal treatment of providers.

Total Quantity or Scope

To provide Foster Carers to the following LA's: Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and Powys. The 12 highest scoring providers will be awarded a position on Lot 1 subject to them meeting the capacity requirements. For Lot 1 there are no minimum capacity levels stipulated although Providers must have a robust recruitment strategy. Additional information: The Council may choose to amend the maximum numbers of this lot at a future date.

CPV Codes

• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85320000 - Social services
• 85321000 - Administrative social services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• Technical restrictions apply.

Legal Justification

As these services are covered by Regulations 74-77 there are no prescriptive lengths and a longer timescale is therefore permitted. A longer term will allow longer term planning and investment by providers and the local authorities so that both can more effectively meet the needs of these vulnerable children.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council reserves the right to refresh the framework structure, including numbers of providers admitted to each lot throughout its duration. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=127288 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: Social Value assessment as part of the evaluation criteria (WA Ref:127288)