Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
UK
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norfolk.gov.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
Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Award is for delivery of a nationally funded Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS). CCS will provide a structure of clinical, and non-clinical staff who can support families within the Norfolk Western locality with face to Face appointments. Delivery will be designed to support both antenatal service delivery, and mandatory checks up to and including the age of 2.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
698 922.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
850 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
UKH16
UKH17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Award is for delivery of a nationally funded Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS). CCS will provide a structure of clinical, and non-clinical staff who can support families within the Norfolk Western locality with Face to Face appointments. Delivery will be designed to support both antenatal service delivery, and mandatory checks up to and including the age of 2.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
This award is under the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) 2024 - Direct Award Process A.
The values in this notice are the minimum and maximum that maybe needed during the life of this pilot contract.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct award process A must be used when all of the following apply:
• there is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate
• the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate can only be provided by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services
The Start for Life Workforce Pilot exists as an enhancement of the current Health Visitor led Start For Life offering. The pilot seeks to broaden the workforce, supplementing the existing provision with a new Band 3 and Band 4 workforce, and Band 7 Clinical Management staff. These staff will continue to work within the existing Start For Life framework. Cambridge Community Services (CCS) are the existing and only provider of such services in Norfolk and as such are already responsible for delivering within the provision to which the Workforce Pilot relates.
Contractually, CCS are already responsible for the delivery, including the recruitment of the Health Visitor resources and there are no other providers of Health Visiting services in Norfolk. The monies from central government have clear definition requirements that the Workforce Pilot will only be able to target specific family and child cohorts and success criteria for the Pilot, requires data sets spanning multiple, overlapping service providers within the same service.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust
Unit 7/8 Meadow Park St. Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 4LG
St. Ives
PE27 4LG
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
698 992.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
850 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a direct award under Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) 2024. This contract concerns additional monies for a workforce pilot in health visiting services. As Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust hold the contract for Norfolk for the Health Visiting Service there is no other provider that can undertake this pilot.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/01/2024