Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Specialist Stop Smoking Services
Reference number: NCCT42707
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council were seeking a suitable provider to deliver specialist stop smoking services. The service comprises the following elements: • Specialist stop smoking service delivered by trained advisors, worth around £6.6m over the potential full term of 9 years.• A focus on engaging communities where smoking prevalence is highest.• Working with local vape retailers to deliver an e-cigarette service (vouchers and direct supply).• Training and governance of locally commissioned service providers (including GP practices, pharmacies and other community providers).• Working with the Integrated Care System to deliver on its requirements of the NHS long term plan.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH17
UKH16
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Norfolk County Council were seeking a suitable provider to deliver specialist stop smoking services. The service comprises the following elements: • Specialist stop smoking service delivered by trained advisors, worth around £6.6m over the potential full term of 9 years.• A focus on engaging communities where smoking prevalence is highest.• Working with local vape retailers to deliver an e-cigarette service (vouchers and direct supply).• Training and governance of locally commissioned service providers (including GP practices, pharmacies and other community providers).• Working with the Integrated Care System to deliver on its requirements of the NHS long term plan.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Price was not evaluated in this procurement as there is a fixed budget for this service.
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:
2023/S 000-030873
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NCCT42707
Title: Specialist Stop Smoking Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Wellbeing Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI44
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:
: 6 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value of the contract quoted above is for the full potential lifetime of the agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2024