Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leeds City Council
Civic Hall, Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 1UR
UK
Contact person: Nigel Hill
Telephone: +44 1133785830
E-mail: Nigel.hill@leeds.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.leeds.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
Live Well Leeds
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The intent to award a contract to deliver the Live Well Leeds service (a Community Based Mental Health Service), supporting people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 924 100.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The intent to award a contract to deliver a Community Based Mental Health Service which supports people with mild to moderate mental health needs. The service offers a single point of access for referrals 7 days a week including evenings and weekends. It delivers support in the community in a wide variety of non-stigmatising locations.
The service will continue to deliver a range of services to support people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The proposed contract falls within the scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Route C of the PSR will be used to directly award the contract to Touchstone - Leeds. Route C can be applied where 'an existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract', which is the case with the current contract delivered by Touchstone - Leeds.
The total value of the contract will be £2,924,100.00 and will last for a period of two years years with the option to extend for a further one year period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price Weighting - 0
/ Weighting: 0
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
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
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
08/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Touchstone - Leeds
02200394
Touchstone House, 2 - 4 Middleton Crescent
Leeds
LS11 6JU
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 924 100.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made by 00:00 on 7th March 2025 (The standstill period will end at midnight on the eighth (8th) working day). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
No conflicts of interest were identified as part of this process.
The decision maker (Director of Adults & Health) is fully in support of this intent to award and believes that services will continue to provide support to the community.
Quality and innovation, value for money and improving access, whilst reducing health inequalities are all high priority criteria for Leeds City Council in the delivery of services that support people with mental health needs. They align with the objectives within the Best Council Plan and the ambition to reduce health inequalities by the commissioning of high quality services.
These three key indicators are directly applied when assessing the effectiveness of a contract/service. Value for money, performance by reducing inequalities and barriers and the outcomes achieved by a service. All are measured through the contract management process.
The provider has a track record of delivering health and wellbeing services, considered to be of high quality and value for money assessed over a period by contract management, which align to the strategic objectives of the council.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/02/2025