Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: Mr Baz Mistry
Telephone: +44 1163055119
E-mail: Baz.Mistry@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
I.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Rutland
UK
E-mail: enquiries@rutland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service
Reference number: DN712725
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This service is required to deliver the provision, fitting, monitoring, and removal of IUDs, IUSs and SDIs for contraception purposes for women of Leicestershire and Rutland.
The service will provide a number of clinics across the geography of the counties and ensure consistent and timely delivery of long-acting reversible contraception.
Service aims are:
- improve sexual health outcomes
- improve access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to Leicestershire and Rutland residents as part of a range of contraceptive options
- to raise awareness of the benefits of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)by providing high quality advice, support and information on the full range of contraception methods to all those on or seeking contraception
- to increase knowledge of LARC and mainstream contraception amongst healthcare professionals
- to increase knowledge of risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and refer to appropriate services
- to help contribute to a reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in under 18s.
- to enhance professional practice
- to enable Providers to be active participants in an integrated multi-disciplinary service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice
- to ensure that the availability of post-coital IUD fitting for emergency contraception be more adequately provided as another means of reducing unintended conceptions
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Due to having unsuccessful bids from the Sexual Health Services tender in 2024, the Authorities have re-issued contracts to the incumbent providers for a further 12 months
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 000-018789
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Charnwood GP Network
Loughborough
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ELR GP Federation Ltd
Leicester
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Ltd
Leicestershire
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Ltd
Leicestershe
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dishley Grange Medical Practice
Loughborough
UK
NUTS: UKF22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)
Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/03/2024