Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
County Hall Preston
Preston
UKD43
UK
Contact person: Sarah Goodwill
Telephone: +44 1772538207
E-mail: sarah.goodwill@lancashire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lancashire.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Consultancy Services — Delayed Transfers of Care
Reference number: SG/CORP/LCC/18/725
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This tender is for a single provider framework agreement whereby the successful tenderer will be asked to conduct an assessment(s) of the causes of Delayed Transfers of Care and create a design(s) for improvements across one or more of the 3 areas of the Lancashire and South Cumbria STP footprint. Options for the delivery of the implementation plan will be included as part of this work, however the implementation phase is outside of the scope of the current tender. The final scope/detail will inform a more detailed specification for each individual assessment and design and will be provided as a call-off order under the framework agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is for a single provider framework agreement whereby the successful tenderer will be asked to conduct an assessment(s) of the causes of Delayed Transfers of Care and create a design(s) for improvements across one or more of the 3 areas of the Lancashire and South Cumbria STP footprint. Options for the delivery of the implementation plan will be included as part of this work, however the implementation phase is outside of the scope of the current tender. The final scope/detail will inform a more detailed specification for each individual assessment and design and will be provided as a call-off order under the framework agreement.
The assessment and design shall identify the opportunities for improvement that are achievable across the major areas identified for analysis, propose how these should be prioritised, along with the timescales and resources required to design and implement the suggested improvements. The assessment shall also quantify the financial impact of the DTOC reduction, along with the benefits to Services users, system partners and practitioners.
It is estimated that the Agreement value shall be in the range of two hundred thousand pounds (200 000 GBP) to eight hundred thousand pounds (800 000 GBP), dependent upon the final geographical areas of the Lancashire and South Cumbria STP footprint to be included within the assessment. Funding has been allocated from the Lancashire Better Care Fund (“BCF”).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: Price based on day rates
/ Weighting: 25
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 006-009319
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of Consultancy Services — Delayed Transfers of Care
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carnall Farrar Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e
Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high-level personalIT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge. Please note if you do not already have a supplier account on the new e-tendering system (Oracle), you will be required to obtain a DUNS number, this can take a number of days to be issued and is required as part of the system registration,therefore, tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible duringthe tender period. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lancashire County Council
Preston
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This is a competitive procurement in accordance with Lancashire County Council's Contract Standing Orders. The Council will operate a standstill period of not less than 10 calendar days between notifying bidders of its intention to award the framework agreement and the award of the framework agreement. This notification to bidders will provide information on the award decision.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Lancashire County Council
Preston
PR1 8XJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/04/2018