Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire County Council
11th Floor, New County Offices, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YU
UK
Contact person: Miss Emily Everton
Telephone: +44 1296382018
E-mail: eeverton@buckscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 a Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) Service
Reference number: DN437882
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Buckinghamshire County Council wish to commission a Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service.
The Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) service is a new contract being commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council which aligns the activities and outcomes of 4 previous contracts delivering Healthwatch, Community Engagament, IMCA and Dignity in Care (Enter and View). Residents of Buckinghamshire will be supported and engaged by the service provider to feed their experiences of service delivery to influence operational and strategic change within the health and social care system.
The contract start date is 1.4.2020. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years.
The budget for this service is 279 911 GBP per annum.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 399 555.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Buckinghamshire County Council wish to commission a Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service.
The Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) service is a new contract being commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council which aligns the activities and outcomes of 4 previous contracts delivering Healthwatch, Community Engagament, IMCA and Dignity in Care (Enter and View). Residents of Buckinghamshire will be supported and engaged by the service provider to feed their experiences of service delivery to influence operational and strategic change within the health and social care system.
The contract start date is 1.4.2020. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years.
The budget for this service is 279 911 GBP per annum.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website:
www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on 1.11.2019. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
Yes
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 186-452620
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 0
Contract No: DN437882
Title: Provision of a Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Healthwatch Bucks
6 Centre Parade, Place Farm Way
Monks Risborough
HP27 9JS
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 399 555.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Buckinghamshire County Council
County Hall, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/01/2020