Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Borough Council
Marriss House, 3rd Floor South Wing Hamilton Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5AL
UK
Contact person: Ms Georgina Holsgrove
Telephone: +44 1516663841
E-mail: georginaholsgrove@wirral.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD74
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.wirral.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
Wirral Information and Advice Service
Reference number: DN684617
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The information and advice service will support local people to access the right information or advice relating to their wellbeing, care and support needs.
Good information (which is current, relevant and accurate) is essential for all adults and their relatives who need or may need support in order to know their rights and to live independently. Good information should help people with support needs and carers make informed choices, enable them to take control and help service users and carers to maintain their abilities, skills and independence well into the future.
The service will co-ordinate and deliver a wide range of information and advice to support local people to be as independent as possible, including supporting residents to:
• Manage their finances and experience less poverty, homelessness and hardship.
• Make informed personal choices about how to help themselves or how to access support.
• Prevent them from needing more intensive support
• Increase confidence in the use of digital technology (to support access to advice and information)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
7 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD74
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The information and advice service will support local people to access the right information or advice relating to their wellbeing, care and support needs.
Good information (which is current, relevant and accurate) is essential for all adults and their relatives who need or may need support in order to know their rights and to live independently. Good information should help people with support needs and carers make informed choices, enable them to take control and help service users and carers to maintain their abilities, skills and independence well into the future.
The service will co-ordinate and deliver a wide range of information and advice to support local people to be as independent as possible, including supporting residents to:
• Manage their finances and experience less poverty, homelessness and hardship.
• Make informed personal choices about how to help themselves or how to access support.
• Prevent them from needing more intensive support
• Increase confidence in the use of digital technology (to support access to advice and information)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ 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.1.8) 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:
2023/S 000-028407
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN684617
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/12/2023
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
Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
Haymarket Conway, Conway Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5HS
UK
NUTS: UKD74
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 999 925.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The royal courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/04/2024