Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-041367/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales
Postal address: Police Headquarters, Cowbridge Road
Town: Bridgend
Postal code: CF31 3SU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Gemma Evans
Telephone: +44 1656655555
Email: gemma.evans2@gwent.police.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Provision of Crisis Workers in Sexual Assault Referral Centres
Reference number: JCPS0744
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 75200000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
1.1. The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, also acting on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s for Gwent Police and Dyfed Powys, intend to enter into a Contract for the provision of a Crisis Worker Service to be delivered at Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), both Hubs and Spokes, within the Tri-Force area
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1200000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 75200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This VEAT Notice indicates that The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, also acting on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s for Gwent Police and Dyfed Powys, intends to direct award a contract under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the provision of a Crisis Worker Service to be delivered at Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), both Hubs and Spokes, within the Tri-Force area.
The Commissioner intends to award the Contract to the incumbent supplier for a limited period of time (2 years) to support the accreditation of the Sexual Assault Referral Centres to ISO 15189 standard. Further, the Crisis Worker Service is part of a wider Wales Sexual Abuse Services (“WSAS”) programme between Health, Policing, Police and Crime Commissioners and the Third Sector. Following the reorganisation of these services, and the conclusion of the two year contract period, the Crisis Worker Support service may be commissioned by an organisation other than the Police.
II.2.5) Award criteria
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: JCPS0744
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-12-19
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: New Pathways
Postal address: Willow House, 11 Church Street
Town: Merthyr Tydfil
Postal code: CF470BW
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
(WA Ref:146948)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-12-23
Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The Commissioner intends to award the Contract to the incumbent supplier for a limited period of time (2 years) to support the accreditation of the Sexual Assault Referral Centres to ISO 15189 standard, an accreditation which is is required as part of the criminal justice process. There is an urgency to this requirement due to milestones concerning the accreditation. Further, the Crisis Worker Service is part of a wider Wales Sexual Abuse Services (“WSAS”) programme between Health, Policing, Police and Crime Commissioners and the Third Sector. Following the reorganisation of these services, and the conclusion of the two year contract period, the Crisis Worker Support service may be commissioned by an organisation other than the Police.
