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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2022-556899

FTS Reference: 2022-004764

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Merseyside Police - Procurement Department
N/A
Police Headquarters, Canning Place
Liverpool
L1 8JX
UK
Contact person: Pauline Totton
Telephone: +44 1517771926
E-mail: pauline.totton@merseyside.pnn.police.uk
NUTS code:  UKD7 -  Merseyside
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.merseyside.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/32215

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service
Reference number:  PCC/PD/251
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85312310  -  Guidance services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resulting in a potential 5-year contract, commencing 1st April 2022 – ending 31st March 2027.
The PCC requires a high-quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody or Voluntary Attendance sites within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  600000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85312400  -  Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
98000000  -  Other community, social and personal services
85312310  -  Guidance services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKD7 -  Merseyside
Main site or place of performance:  
Merseyside
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resulting in a potential 5-year contract, commencing 1st April 2022 – ending 31st March 2027.
The PCC requires a high-quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody or Voluntary Attendance sites within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  85
Price  -  Weighting:  15
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2021/S 000-027121

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

17/01/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

The Appropriate Adult Service Limited
626053
Barnstones Business Park, Grimscote Road, Litchbo
Northants
NN12 8JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 08456001528
E-mail: alex@theappropriateadultservice.org.uk
Fax: +44 01327831360
NUTS code:  UKD7 -  Merseyside
Internet address: http://www.theappropriateadultservice.org.uk

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Alcatel / Standstill period will be observed