Making the Change Project.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Save the Children Wales Programme
3rd Floor, Phoenix House, 8 Cathedral Road
Contact point(s): Participation Unit Team
For the attention of: Participation Unit
CF11 9LJ Cardiff
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2920396838
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2920227797
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.participationworkerswales.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.participationworkerswales.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.3)Main activity
Education
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 by the contracting authority:
Making the Change Project.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
Service category No 24: Education and vocational education services
NUTS code UKL1
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 8
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 8
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 11II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The delivery of a range of programmes of participatory workshops and projects for young people aged 11-18 years old who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), or young people who are at risk of becoming NEET in the future aimed at supporting them to have a voice in decisions affecting their lives and making a change in their community.
Community Benefits doesn't apply to this contract.
Community Benefits doesn't apply to this contract.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80000000, 80310000, 98133110, 85311300, 80521000, 80530000, 80212000, 85322000, 98000000, 80200000, 92312000, 92320000, 80210000, 92310000, 92500000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
We wish to commission up to 4 participatory projects. 2 Projects aimed at 11-13 year olds which will be between values of 40 000 GBP to 50 000 GBP (including VAT) and 2 projects aimed at 16-18 year olds which will be between values of 60 000 GBP and 70 000 GBP (including VAT). Please see project specification and questionnaire for further details.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: Tenders may be accepted for one or more participation projects as per the ranges in the specs.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 11 (from the award of the contract)
Description of these options: Tenders may be accepted for one or more participation projects as per the ranges in the specs.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 11 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 11 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: To download the contract specification document, questionnaire and finance sheet go to: http://participationworkerswales.org.uk/news/putendernotice.aspx.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection.
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) bank statement and/or evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last 3 years.
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last 3 years.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(e) educational and professional qualifications of the supplier and staff responsible for performing the contract;
(i) details of any intended sub-contracting arrangements.
(e) educational and professional qualifications of the supplier and staff responsible for performing the contract;
(i) details of any intended sub-contracting arrangements.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
RTHSC1
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
26.1.2012 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
Other: Welsh.
Other: Welsh.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): DfES Reach the Heights Project funded under ESF Priority 1, Themes 1 & 2 Convergence programme for Wales.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): DfES Reach the Heights Project funded under ESF Priority 1, Themes 1 & 2 Convergence programme for Wales.
VI.3)Additional information
Save the Children is a Project Sponsor within the First Footholds part of the project.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 28374.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 28374.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
16.12.2011