Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

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.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24106

Title: INTENTION TO AWARD - Cambridgeshire County Council - Digital Smoking Cessation Service (PSR)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28/02/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: Lowest offer: 286 000.00  GBP / Highest offer: 429 000.00  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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 12th of March 2025.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to ProcurementandCommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk FAO Thomas Clarke.

Award decision makers:

Award of contract was approved by Patrick Warren-Higgs - Executive Director of Adults, Health and Commissioning

Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interested were declared prior to, or during, the preparation of the tender excise, the evaluation or moderation period or the award of the contract.

Relative importance of the key criteria: The decision was made through an evaluation methodology of 8 questions covering the 5 criterion. The greatest weighting was applied to quality and innovation as it was imperative that due to the nature of the service specification and expectations regarding delivery requirements, quality is considered the most important component. This was followed by value to ensure that the service will be delivered within the available financial envelope and for the bidder to provide the local authority with assurances that there will be robust financial and performance monitoring. Added value was considered though social value, recognising the importance of a providers wider contribution to the councils ambitions and benefits to local residents.

The successful supplier obtained the highest scoring combined across the five key criteria:

Quality & Innovation: 45.65 out of 55;

Value: 28.20 out of 30;

Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 4 out of 5;

Improving access, reducing health inequalities & facilitating choice: 5 out of 5;

Social value: 4 out of 10.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

28/02/2025