Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Council
1st Floor Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
UK
Contact person: Mr Stuart Bate
Telephone: +44 1519344288
E-mail: stuart.bate@sefton.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519344579
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sefton.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
Sefton Council Stop smoking Service
Reference number: DN437317
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sefton Council is looking to contract with a provider to develop and operate a flexible, specialist stop smoking service that will form part of Sefton’s Living Well Service (LWS) for Sefton residents.
Acting as a specialist spoke for the LWS; the stop smoking service will assist residents across all age groups to stop smoking. The service will reduce the number of smokers through access to high quality, evidenced based stop smoking opportunities within local community settings across Sefton. The stop smoking service will provide a range of free, person centred, interventions; using behaviour change techniques and motivational interviewing to tailor health, well-being and lifestyle support and interventions to the population of Sefton, delivered in community settings.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 171 443.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sefton Council is looking to contract with a provider to develop and operate a flexible, specialist stop smoking service that will form part of Sefton’s Living Well Service (LWS) for Sefton residents.
Acting as a specialist spoke for the LWS; the stop smoking service will assist residents across all age groups to stop smoking. The service will reduce the number of smokers through access to high quality, evidenced based stop smoking opportunities within local community settings across Sefton. The stop smoking service will provide a range of free, person centred, interventions; using behaviour change techniques and motivational interviewing to tailor health, well-being and lifestyle support and interventions to the population of Sefton, delivered in community settings.
The service will be driven to achieve a reduction in smoking prevalence in adults who require the most support, including people with poor mental health, pregnant women and people living in areas of greatest deprivation.
The service will develop a new approach to support children and young people who/or who are at risk of smoking tobacco and/or e-cigarettes.
The service will offer motivational support and pharmacotherapy for people who choose to harm reduce with the longer-term goal of quitting.
The service will support people who choose to use e-cigarettes in their attempt to quit. Specifically, the service will provide motivational support and the offer of pharmacotherapy.
The service will provide professional advice and training to LWS partners who are involved in encouraging and supporting people to reduce harm and stop smoking in Sefton.
The service will develop an effective relationship management programme with key stakeholders, including GP’s, Pharmacies, Maternity, Mental Health, Substance Use, 0-19, LWS partners and wider community partners.
Stop smoking service will provide triage and assessment function for the wider LWS offer, to ensure that people needing help and advice to get the most appropriate and timely intervention.
The contract term is 1.4.2020 to 31.3.2023 with 2 x 1 years options.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Interview
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There are 2 x 1 year options available following the 3-year core period.
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:
2019/S 194-470759
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Sefton Council Stop Smoking Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ABL Health Ltd
Bolton
BL4 0JL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 171 443.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2020