Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Watford Borough Council
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Manager
Telephone: +44 1923278370
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.watford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.watford.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Those set out in the definition of “Contracting Authority” in Regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR)
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.watford.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Nurse Led Absence Management Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79630000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A Framework Agreement for the provision of a nurse led absence management services as shown in the specification.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79414000
79630000
79631000
85141000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Framework Agreement for the provision of a nurse led absence management services as shown in the specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Experience
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Online management information
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: IT, data security, business continuity, quality management and GDPR compliance
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 7
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of the framework between the supplier and the specific contracting body. The duration of the Framework Agreement is for the placing of orders.
The potential value of the Framework Agreement is only an estimate. Framework open to the wider public sector and others as shown in the Contract Notice.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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 OJ S:
2018/S 247-569173
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
First Care Ltd
28 Clarendon Road
Watford
WD17 1JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 3458033448
E-mail: ben.hewes@firstcare.eu
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
URL: www.firstcare.co.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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 25 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. This Framework Agreement is for use by Contracting Authorities in the United Kingdom and which fall into one or more of the following categories:
Any of the customers listed in the Contract Notice and in the tender documents, and any of their successors:
Those set out in the definition of “Contracting Authority” in Regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and as more fully set out in the tender documents. GO Reference: GO-2019329-PRO-14651024.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Watford Borough Council
Town Hall
Watford
WD17 3EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1923278370
E-mail: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.watford.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/03/2019