Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dorset County Council
Dorset County Council, County Hall
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
UK
Contact person: Mrs Angela Pavey
Telephone: +44 1305221280
E-mail: angela.pavey@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1305228567
NUTS: UKK22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/
I.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Borough Council
Town Hall, St Stephen's Road
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1202451451
E-mail: enquiries@bournemouth.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Borough of Poole
Civic Centre
Poole
BH15 2RU
UK
Telephone: +44 1202633633
E-mail: enquiries@poole.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://archive.poole.gov.uk
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
Provision of Local Healthwatch Service and Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS Services)
Reference number: DN326693
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of local healthwatch services and independent complaints Advocacy service (NHS Services), across the Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth local authority regions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 540 507.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Local Healthwatch Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK21
UKK22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Local Healthwatch Service. Functions:
1) Promoting and supporting the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services;
2) Enabling local people to monitor and review the commissioning, decommissioning and provision of local care services;
3) Obtaining the views of local people about their needs for, and their experiences of, local care services and making those views known. Making reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved to those responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising those services and to the Healthwatch England committee of the Care Quality Commission (CQC);
4) Ensure consumers are aware of and able to access good quality information and advice from existing provision that supports choice and control in accessing servicers and support;
5) Seeking views on the experiences of local people and making these known to the Healthwatch England committee of CQC;
6) Making recommendations to the Healthwatch England committee of CQC to advise CQC about special reviews or investigations to conduct(where circumstances justify making such recommendations direct to CQC);
7) Making recommendations to the Healthwatch England committee of CQC to publish reports under section 45(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 about particular matters;
8) Giving to the Healthwatch England committee of CQC such assistance as it may require enabling it to carry out its functions effectively, efficiently and economically.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Non-Price (Quality)
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS Services)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK21
UKK22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS Services). The service will ensure that independent advocacy skills are used to provide practical support and direction to people, to assist them in finding a resolution to their complaint, about NHS services in the local authority areas of Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. The service must be fully compliant with all relevant regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Non-Price (Quality)
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Open procedure
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:
2018/S 193-436635
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Provision of Local Healthwatch Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/12/2018
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
Evolving Communities CIC
Unit 4, Hampton Park
Melksham, Wiltshire
SN12 6LH
UK
NUTS: UKK22
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:
: 1 000 560.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS Services)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/12/2018
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
seAP Advocacy
Town Hall, Queens Square
Hastings
TN34 1TL
UK
NUTS: UKK22
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:
: 539 947.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Local Government Review 2019:
In February 2017, 6 Dorset Councils –including Dorset County Council – submitted a proposal to replace the nine authorities with 2 unitary councils for all Dorset.
In February 2018, the Secretary of State agreed that the current 9 councils across Dorset will be dissolved at the end of March 2019 and 2 new organisations, known as “Dorset Council” and “Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council” will come into effect from 1.4.2019.
Accordingly the winning bidders will contract with Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/01/2019