Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Somerset Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
UK
Contact person: Mr Iain Copeland
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: iain.copeland@somerset.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Reference number: DN681256
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85147000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Project Overview:
• Provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that supports the Service Users to feel valued, healthy and therefore an efficient workforce.
• Support the Authority in meeting our legal, moral and financial obligations relating to the service user’s health and wellbeing
• Implement an effective programme based on the Authority’s aims, objectives and/or priorities.
• Support Service Users with both personal and professional problems that may be having an impact on their home and/or work life.
As well as Somerset Council, the contract may also be utilised by Somerset Council maintained schools and purchasing schools.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
208 837.50
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.
Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Fully Inclusive Annual Cost
/ Weighting: 60
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
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.
Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Fully Inclusive Annual Cost
/ Weighting: 60
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:
2023/S 000-026768
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Partnerships in Care, trading as Care first
1230 Lansdowne Court Gloucester Business Park,
Gloucester,
GL34AB
UK
NUTS: UKK13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 76 875.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2024