Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-24
Buyer: Staffordshire County Council
Country: UK
Region: Staffordshire CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 72862483 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Staffordshire County Council is committed to working with its partners to secure the best start in life for all children and to ensure they grow and live well throughout adolescence and into their adult life.
Staffordshire covers a large geographical area and is divided into the 8 districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.
The aim of the Programme is to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children, young people and families through the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years and the core purpose of Children's Centres. To deliver a differentiated programme of support from community and universal through to targeted, to assist with the early identification of additional and/or complex needs and to provide extra support to those with the greatest need.
Staffordshire County Council is committed to working with its partners to secure the best start in life for all children and to ensure they grow and live well throughout adolescence and into their adult life.
Staffordshire covers a large geographical area and is divided into the 8 districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.
The aim of the Programme is to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children, young people and families through the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years and the core purpose of Children's Centres. To deliver a differentiated programme of support from community and universal through to targeted, to assist with the early identification of additional and/or complex needs and to provide extra support to those with the greatest need.
Facilitate and encourage asset based approaches to build community, family and individual capacity and promote resilience and independence.
Where additional or unmet need that may impact upon a child's or young person's wellbeing and/or development is identified, ensure the delivery of timely and responsive targeted interventions.
Secure the health, wellbeing, welfare and safety of children and young people as part of intensive and multi-agency targeted packages of support.
Lead and facilitate the partnership to deliver an integrated approach across the wider children's system to ensure families experience a joined up offer of provision.
Enable children to reach their developmental milestones, be ready for school and to achieve their learning potential.
The initial period is 1.4.2017 to 31.3.2022 (with 2 x 12 month options to extend — therefore options maybe taken up for the period 1.4. 2022 to 31.3.2023 and 1.4.2023 to 31.3.2024). The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County Council.
No special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The applicant must meet the minimum set standards of economic and financial standing to service the term and value of the contract.
Financial checks will be undertaken for economic operators using 1 or more of the Councils current financial assessors; n2check (www.n2check.com), Dun & Bradstreet (www.dnb.co.uk), Experian(www.experian.co.uk).

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The applicant must meet the minimum set standards of economic and financial standing to service the term and value of the contract. Financial checks will be undertaken for economic operators using 1 or more of the Councils current financial assessors; n2check (www.n2check.com), Dun & Bradstreet (www.dnb.co.uk), Experian(www.experian.co.uk). Economic operators will be assessed according to the level of risk stipulated by the financial assessors used. Any economic operator being given an above average/higher than average risk rating or poorer, by 1 or more of the assessors used, may be rejected. Note: 1. It is the responsibility of the economic operator to ensure that the appropriate accounts have been filed and that the credit information held is correct. 2. Should economic operators wish other financial information to be taken into account to support the economic and financial check this should be submitted with the response to the EOI. SCC reserves the right to request further financial information and to take this into account where necessary in addition to the level of risk stipulated by the financial assessors. 3. For sole traders/partnerships where third party financial assessments are not available the assessment will be undertaken using a financial spreadsheet detailing trading account data for the last 3 years. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The organisation should hold as a minimum the following insurance levels or be able to provide with their response, a written statement advising that should they be awarded the contract they will have the required levels of insurance in place for the commencement of the contract. Public Liability 5 000 000 GBP; Medical Malpractice 10 000 000 GBP; Employers Liability 5 000 000 GBP; Professional Indemnity 2 000 000 GBP.