Award

National transfer Scheme- accommodation and support unaccompanied Asylum seeking Children

WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

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Award

15 Jan 2024 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The West Lothian Council has awarded a contract for the "National Transfer Scheme- accommodation and support unaccompanied Asylum seeking Children" to Rock Trust. The Council utilised a limited procurement method, with a direct award procedure without prior publication. The total contract value is GBP180,003, approved by the Council Executive on 12 December 2023. The contract covers services for the safe transfer of unaccompanied children in the UK, with a one-year initial term and potential extensions.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs in the services sector, to engage with public procurement. The urgent nature of the procurement allowed for a direct award, without a call for competition, due to extreme urgency considerations. Businesses offering supported accommodation services, particularly for young people with difficult backgrounds, would find this tender suitable. The contract was awarded to the Rock Trust, a specialist provider in this area.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National transfer Scheme- accommodation and support unaccompanied Asylum seeking Children

Notice Description

The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) has been established to enable the safe transfer of unaccompanied children in the UK. A direct award to the Rock Trust to allow West Lothian Council to participate in scheme

Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) has been established to enable the safe transfer of unaccompanied children in the UK. With an urgent requirement for service provision and recognising that there is insufficient time to undertake tendering activity, a direct award has been made to the Rock Trust for a period of one year with the potential to extend for two periods of up to 12 months duration. This will ensure instant access to sought after accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The Rock Trust is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for young people, in particular those young people who have had difficult or chaotic backgrounds.. There is no Price/Quality evaluation as a direct award was made to the Rock Trust

Procurement Information

Public procurement legislation and Contract Standing Orders require advertising of contracts for supplies and services of GBP50,000 and above. The aggregated contract value including previous expenditure over the past 12 months is GBP180,003. With aggregated expenditure in excess of the level whereby the Head of Corporate Services is permitted to authorise Council Executive is, as permitted by Section 6A of Contract Standing Orders approved a direct award of a contract to the Rock Trust for a period of 1 year with two possible 1 year extensions with a total estimated value of GBP180,003. Council Executive approved the direct award at meeting of 12 December 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000755189
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496431
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,003 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6FF
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian
Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROCK TRUST

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496431
    National transfer Scheme- accommodation and support unaccompanied Asylum seeking Children - The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) has been established to enable the safe transfer of unaccompanied children in the UK. A direct award to the Rock Trust to allow West Lothian Council to participate in scheme

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