Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
London
SW1H 9NA
UK
E-mail: commercialdirectorate.employmentcategory@dwp.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 117 210.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: Supplier A
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will a payment tail period of 332 days following the referral period.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £50,117,210 exc. VAT (£60,140,652 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery Model
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: Customer Service
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Marketing & Promotion
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Performance
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Management Structure
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Recruitment and Retention
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality Assurance and Controls
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Resilience
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Information Security Questionnaire
/ Weighting: 5
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
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents. Tender evaluation was undertaken using a Price per Quality Point (PQP) methodology.
Lot No: Supplier B
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will a payment tail period of 332 days following the referral period.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £50,117,210 exc. VAT (£60,140,652 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery model
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: Customer Service
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Marketing & Promotion
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Performance
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Management structure
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Recruitment and retention
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality Assurance and Controls
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Resilience
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Information Security Questionnaire
/ Weighting: 5
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
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents. Tender evaluation was undertaken using a Price per Quality Point (PQP) methodology.
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:
2022/S 000-034178
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Supplier A
Contract No: ecm_11824
Title: Access to Work Mental Health Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Maximus UK Services Limited
09072343
Leicester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 21 081 981.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Supplier B
Contract No: ecm_11825
Title: Access to Work Mental Health Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ingeus UK Limited
4320853
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 29 035 229.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 50 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers Instructions:
How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).
For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.
DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Works and Pensions
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/06/2024