Spot purchase provision of foster care services for 3 children for a period of 4 years.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Clackmannanshire Council
Greenfield House, Mar Street
For the attention of: Governance Manager
FK10 2AD Alloa
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1259450000
Fax: +44 1259452230

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00260

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Spot purchase provision of foster care services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Clackmannanshire.

NUTS code UKM22

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Spot purchase provision of foster care services for 3 children for a period of 4 years.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85311000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 580 112 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annex D1)
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU):
Directive 2004/18/EC

1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC

2) Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU

The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the Directive.
The scope of the services to be provided in this contract fall within the definition of Part B Services Contract as listed in Annex II B of Directive 2004/18/EC and Part B of Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 as amended.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Direct Award. Weighting 100
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
2/6/1094
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no

Section V: Award of contract

Lot title: Foster care services.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.2.2011
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Fostering Relations Ltd
Dalgety Bay Business Centre, Sybrig House, Ridge Way
KY11 9JN Dalgety Bay
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.fosteringrelations.org.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
This Contract is for the purpose of securing appropriate foster cares to deliver foster care services in respect of the child.
This notice has been published in an entirely voluntary basis.
The scope of the services to be provided in this contract fall within the definition of Part B Services Contract as listed in Annex II B of Directive 2004/18/EC and Part B of Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 as amended.
(SC Ref:225318).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/1) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
3.4.2012