Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
Contact person: Tom Henderson
E-mail: tom.henderson@westlothian.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM78
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
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
Assertive Outreach and Criminal Justice Services
Reference number: CC7488
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A direct award of 12 months is proposed to the incumbent service provider for the continuation of the persistent assertive outreach outcome based service model to specific vulnerable groups using evidence based effective interventions and output based milestones, as a consequence of the present and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 365 480.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM78
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic which has resulted in for example staff redeployment, the council propose making a 12 month direct award to the incumbent provider for continuing delivery of a persistent assertive outreach service model and associated integrated care pathways to support those at risk from substance use including adult offenders and other hard to reach vulnerable groups living in West Lothian. This will also provide for contributing to West Lothian’s commitment to the delivery of Alcohol Brief Interventions and to contribute to the prevention of drug and alcohol related deaths. The direct award will allow sufficient time for council staff to be available to assist with the future tendering opportunity and allow for service providers staff to be available to prepare their bid submissions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
There is no price or quality evaluation for this procurement as this is a direct award.
Although the estimated total contract value to date including the proposed contract extension is GBP 1 365 480 the estimated value of the proposed contract extension is GBP 273 096.
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
The Council needs to respond immediately to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation and subsequent consequences with staff for example being diverted from their normal duties. It is believed that he events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable and could not have been predicted by a reasonable diligent Authority. The present situation is not attributable to the contracting authority in any way and with council staff employed in other capacities it is not possible to comply with the usual timescales in the 2015 Regulations. There is also no known available framework whereby a call off contract under an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system could be undertaken.
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:
2020/S 087-209528
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
05/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Change Grow Live (CGL)
3rd Floor, Tower Point
Brighton
BN1 1YR
UK
NUTS: UKJ21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 365 480.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Approval for decision was made by the West Lothian Council Chief Executive in the absence of the West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership Contracts Advisory Group due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
(SC Ref:623362)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2020