Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
Strategic Procurement Unit, P O Box 3, Shire Hall, Market Place
Warwick
CV34 4RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1926412430
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/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
Conception to 5 public health services
Reference number: 00004607
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
All children aged 0-5 and their families in Warwickshire will have access to Public Health Nursing Services that help them achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
To protect/promote the health and wellbeing of children as well as their families through the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy child programme pregnancy and the first 5 years of life. The service should:
- Help parents develop and sustain a strong bond with children;
- Encourage care that keeps children healthy and safe;
- Protect children from serious disease, through screening and immunisation;
- Reduce childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and physical activity;
- Identify health issues early, so support can be provided in a timely manner;
- Make sure children are prepared for and supported in all childcare, early years and education settings and especially are supported to be ‘ready to learn at 2 and ready for school by 5’.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
23 456 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312310
85311300
85140000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG13
Main site or place of performance:
The County Council boundaries of Warwickshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Warwickshire CC wish to provide via a single provider Conception to 5 public health services that will deliver the outcomes for all children from conception to age 5 and their families in Warwickshire and to, have access to a public health nursing services that help them achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
The procurement will follow a competitive dialogue process with the aim of enabling the applicants and Warwickshire CC to combine their knowledge and expertise to develop a solution that can meet the positive outcomes of the children and their families of Warwickshire.
We would like to invite interested providers who are shortlisted at business questionnaire stage to participate in our dialogue process. This will give us the opportunity to have a focused discussion about our ambitions for the service and to be able to answer questions about what is currently offered and how this might differ to what can be delivered, taking into account budget reductions.
Following the evaluation of the business questionnaire, we will invite shortlisted providers to put forward a proposed high-level summary model of delivery for these services based on a wider set of documentation that will be shared with providers. This documentation will include a high-level service specification, TUPE information, a financial statement and current service activity. Providers will be required to sign and return a confidentiality agreement before the dialogue documentation is released.
The County Council has a legal duty to consult with the public on any significant changes to services, therefore, we will use these summary proposals that are submitted to us as the basis on which to consult with Warwickshire residents and key stakeholders. We will not be identifying providers during this consultation period.
Feedback from the consultation process will be shared with providers we expect by way of updated documentation and further dialogue is envisaged before the final bids are requested. The evaluation of bids will include reviewing how well providers have incorporated the consultation feedback into the development of final detailed proposals. We reserve the right to have further dialogue with all bidders following the receipt of final bids.
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 initial contract term is 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
These services may be subject to modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs of the Council and the service and increases or decreases in funding.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Procedure involving negotiations
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
All as detailed in the tender documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 100-199177
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Conception to 5 public health services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
UK
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
URL: www.swft.nhs.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 23 546 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Warwickshire County Council
Warwick
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/01/2018