Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
UK
Contact person: Sarah Lynn
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.staffordshire.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST4 1HH
UK
E-mail: sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stoke.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.1) Name and addresses
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Telford
TF3 4JA
UK
Contact person: Sarah Lynn
E-mail: sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.telford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement - Midlands
St Chads Court
Birmingham
B16 9RG
UK
E-mail: sarah.lynn@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.england.nhs.uk/midlands
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
Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Services in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
Reference number: IA2239
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The jointly tendered Agreements will represent ALL sexual health services commissioned by Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, and Telford and Wrekin Council, and HIV Services in the three local authority areas commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement including:
a. All levels of genitourinary medicine (GUM) - including testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (online and face to face services)
b. Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs)
c. Contraception and sexual health (CaSH) services
d. The sexual health aspect of psychosexual counselling e. Prevention of issues related to sexual health f. Specialised-human-immunodeficiency-virus-HIV-services-adult (for NHS
England)
g. Provision of Community Pharmacy Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
86 323 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Sexual Health Services and HIV Services for Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The jointly tendered Agreements will represent ALL sexual health services commissioned by Staffordshire County Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, and Telford and Wrekin Council, and HIV Services in the three local authority areas commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement including:
a. All levels of genitourinary medicine (GUM) - including testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (online and face to face services)
b. Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs)
c. Contraception and sexual health (CaSH) services
d. The sexual health aspect of psychosexual counselling
e. Prevention of issues related to sexual health
f. Specialised-human-immunodeficiency-virus-HIV-services-adult (for NHS England)
For Lot one, Sexual Health Services and HIV Services for Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford & Wrekin there will be 4 separate Service Agreements that will apply to this Procurement. Each Local Authority will have their own Service Agreement with the successful Supplier.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Provision Of Pharmacy Services Relating To Sexual Health for Staffordshire and Telford and Wrekin
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot Two is for the provision of Sexual Health Services In Community Pharmacies In Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin.
The Services to be delivered are:
Oral Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Screening and Treatment of Chlamydia
Pregnancy Testing
This Agreement is based on activity delivered. The Annual Agreement value is the maximum that is available to the Supplier. Therefore, the estimated Total Agreement Value for Lot two
is £1,323,000.
the Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 -
31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Agreement term will be from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2027 and a further option to extend from 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2029.
In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-019761
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot one
Contract No: IA2239
Title: Sexual Health Services and HIV Services in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, and Telford and Wrekin
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Stafford
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 82 554 602.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: IA2239
Title: Provision Of Pharmacy Services Relating To Sexual Health for Staffordshire and Telford and Wrekin
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Health Solutions Ltd
Coventry
UK
NUTS: UKG33
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:
: 1 323 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
Stafford
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers.
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender(s), and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/12/2021