Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
OYG
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
UK
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in Wirral
The Children's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Transformation project is a partnership project between Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (WMBC) and Wirral Place ICB. The project has brought the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services in Wirral together to provide a single route to access support in Wirral and make it easier for children and young people to get the support they need when they need it. The service will provide support emotional health and wellbeing services for 0-18s with a GP in Wirral and/or resident in Wirral. This includes key functions such as a Single Point of Access, a digital platform, marketing and communications, as well as direct support services for children, young people and their parents/carers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 298 132.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD74
Main site or place of performance:
Across Wirral
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement was an open procedure conducted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The service started on the 1st of April 2024 and will expire on 31st March 2029 with an option to extend for a further two years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 36.5
Quality criterion: Quality and Governance
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Workforce
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: IM&T
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Information Governance
/ Weighting: 5.5
Quality criterion: Equalities
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Workshop/presentation
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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 000-028666
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
14/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Action For Children
1097940
Watford
UK
NUTS: UKI7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Koala NW
07314767
Birkenhead
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kooth Digital Health Limited
04154208
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Open Door Charity
1189664
Liverpool
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Utopia Project CIC
08971522
Rock Ferry
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
5 298 132.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has worked with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to commission a new model of Children's Emotional Health & Wellbeing provision in Wirral via a competitive procurement process.
This procurement was for Social and other specific
services which are Light Touch Regime services for
the purpose of the Public Contracts
Regulations2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
Regulations('Regulations')
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedul
e/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/m
ade) .
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedu
le/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/m
ade))
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound
by those parts of the Regulations detailed in
Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/c
hapter/3/made(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/20
15/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapte
r/3/made(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/
2/chapter/3/made))
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following
any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authority followed was set out in the procurement documents.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received during this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
The Contracting Authority has published procurement documentation in line with the UK Government's policies on transparency.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of
Information Act. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has conducted this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder has entered into a contract with for the supply of the services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Mersey ICB
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/07/2024