Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Crownhill Court, Tailyour Road
Plymouth
PL6 5DH
UK
Contact person: Mrs Beatrice Yarde
Telephone: +44 1752307938
E-mail: Beatrice.Yarde@plymouth.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK41
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Health Improvement Service
Reference number: DN757399
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Health Improvement Service - enable and support people, according to their needs and preferences, to make lifestyle improvements and includes smoking cessation, tier 1 and 2 weight management, physical activity interventions and brief interventions for alcohol.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 443 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2 (9)) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Meets test for PSR. Term of existing contract to expire. Livewell Southwest is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, operating in collaboration with its specified partners.
The key criteria was equally weighted and prioritised. The provider was assessed against the 5 key criteria on the basis of a narrative assessment completed by the public health team, taking account of held contract management information, including performance data and outcome measures.
The provider was asked to submit costing and costing forecast.
Publicly held information was used to benchmark cost and service provision. It was also accessed to evidence inspection reports and relevant actions. Knowledge and experience of working with the provider was applied to each category. The basic criteria was assessed as met as per https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252613/schedule/16
The intention to award decision has been made by Plymouth City Council Cabinet Committee on 9th December 2024 for a contract with the existing service provider from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 with one options to extend for two years. Following publication of this Intention to Award Notice an 8 working day standstill will be observed in accordance with Part 2 (12) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration and Service Availability
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 1
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 4
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 option to extend the contract. Option to extend by two years.
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
The Contract Award Decision has been made by Plymouth City Council Cabinet to award the service to Livewell Southwest from 1st April 2025 to 31st 2028 with one option to extend for 2 years.
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 notification of the Intention to Award a contract for an existing service to an existing provider following a direct award process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
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:
2024/S 000-041571
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PH/24008
Title: Health Improvement Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2025
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
Livewell Southwest
200 Mount Gould Rd
Plymouth
PL4 7PY
UK
NUTS: UKK41
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 443 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2025