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Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team - Options Paper

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS

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16 Oct 2023 at 11:10

Summary of the contracting process

The Leeds City Council - PACS has recently awarded a contract for consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. The title of the tender was "Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team - Options Paper". The procurement falls under the services category and utilised a limited procurement method, specifically negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The awarded contract, signed on 1st October 2023, with a total value of £32,800 GBP, was granted to Mutual Ventures. The tender was initiated under the "award" and "contract" tags, and the main procurement method rationale was the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This awarded consultancy tender presents opportunities for business growth particularly for firms specialising in evaluation consultancy services. Businesses with expertise in providing consultancy support for adoption services could benefit from engaging with Leeds City Council - PACS. The Council's procurement stage for this tender has progressed to the award stage. Interested businesses should carefully review the consultancy requirements outlined in the tender description to align their proposals with the Council's needs. The location of the contract falls within the United Kingdom, providing a local business advantage to potential suppliers.

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Notice Title

Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team - Options Paper

Notice Description

Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team : 1.Options Paper 2.Pre-mobilsation Support 3.Support to deliver 4.Continuation of consultancy work

Lot Information

Lot 1

Consultancy services to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team : 1.Options Paper 2.Pre-mobilsation Support 3.Support to deliver

Procurement Information

This VEAT notice is issued for the purposes of recording the aggregated contractual spend with the Consultant that has now exceeded UK Public Procurement threshold for services. The Consultant was initially engaged in December 2022 on a short-term period for a below-threshold consultancy services contractual appointment to support the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. Unforeseen demand for the consultancy services support has resulted in two further below-threshold appointments being made to the Consultant in April and July 2023 respectively, to provide continued consultancy services to the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. It is evident now that a fourth short-term 3-month appointment to the Consultant is now necessary (circa 1st October 2023 - 31 December 2023) to provide continued consultancy support to the Council's National Adoption Commissioning Team. For the avoidance of doubt the Consultant has been appointed directly under the provisions of Regulation 32 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as competition for this specific type of consultancy services is absent for technical reasons, with the estimated 12 month contractual spend (up to 31st December 2023) totalling PS244,860.00 inclusive of VAT.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c43
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030431-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£204,050 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS
Contact Name
Mandi Kaushal
Contact Email
mandeep.kaushal@leeds.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1133781013

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MUTUAL VENTURES

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