Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
Contact person: Mrs Leanne Stewart
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northumberland.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
SPS1133 Healthwatch Northumberland
Reference number: DN309126
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northumberland County Council has appointed a supplier to provide Healthwatch Northumberland
Through a procurement process under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The award was based on 80 % quality criterion and 20 % price criterion as specified within the tender documentation. The contract has been awarded for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC21
Main site or place of performance:
Northumberland County
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Healthwatch Northumberland is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in the county and promotes better outcomes for local people in health and social care. Healthwatch represents the collective voice of patients, service users, carers and the public to commissioners, service providers and local politicians. Healthwatch supports individuals to access information about services and signposts people wishing to complain to the appropriate agency. It liaises with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England to report local information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: required capabilities and outcomes
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: required capabilities and outcomes
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: required capabilities and outcomes
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: required capabilities and outcomes
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: organisational competency
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: organisational competency
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: required capabilities and outcomes
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: governance
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality criterion: organisational competency
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost criterion: total annual rate
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost criterion: overhead percentage
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Cost criterion: overheads / Profit
/ Weighting: 5
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 249-525356
Section V: Award of contract
Title: SPS1133 Healthwatch Northumberland
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adapt (North East)
Hexham
NE46 3HN
UK
NUTS: UKC21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information in relation to the award of the contract has been communicated to tenderers. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/07/2018