Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council
The Portal
Ellesmere Port
CH65 0BA
UK
Contact person: Mrs Debbie Pitcher
Telephone: +44 1244976943
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshirewestandchester.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
Starting Well 2025- 2027
Reference number: DN762998
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for Direct award C. The
awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime)
Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the
publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by
29th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as
an intention to award under the PSR.
Decision to award was made by Director of Public Health.
The basic and 5 key criteria were all applied. The provider response was evaluated and all
criteria scored above the required pass rate.
There were no Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluating panel
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 356 612.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for Direct award C. The
awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime)
Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the
publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by
29th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as
an intention to award under the PSR.
Decision to award was made by Director of Public Health.
The basic and 5 key criteria were all applied. The provider response was evaluated and all
criteria scored above the required pass rate.
There were no Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluating panel
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: quality
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: social value
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime PSR under Direct Award C.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
15/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cheshire and Wirral NHS Partnership Trust
Chester
UK
NUTS: UKD63
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 11 356 612.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Director of Governance
Ellesmere Port
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2025