Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
Wakefield One,Burton Street
WAKEFIELD
WF12EB
UK
Contact person: Karen Towers
Telephone: +44 1924306780
E-mail: Ktowers@wakefield.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wakefield.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
Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Reference number: 83278 - RFS23/60
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wakefield Council is seeking to procure a Specialist Stop Smoking Service. The Council is looking to deliver an accessible stop smoking service that forms an integral part of Wakefield Council Public Health outcomes related to smoking which is in parallel with the National Tobacco Control Plan for England and the national ambition of a Smokefree England by 2030.
The Service will give particular focus to areas of high smoking prevalence, those from poorer backgrounds, those in routine and
Show less description manual occupations, pregnant women, people with serious mental health problems, and ethnic minority groups.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive tender process.
The provider will deliver a specialist stop smoking service.
The contract start date will be 1st July 2024 (for a period of 24 months). The Council may extend the Contract by up to 24 months.
This is an existing service.
The contract will be awarded to the existing provider.
The awarding of this contracts is subject to the Health Care Services (Providers Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-004387
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
03/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Wakefield
130110
Wakefield
UK
NUTS: UKE45
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 7 000 000.00
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 Contract 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 within 8 wording days following the publication of this Intention to Award Notice.
This contracts has not yet formally ben awarded; this notice services as an Intention to Award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Representation can be made to : ktowers@wakefield.gov.uk
For Information:
The decision panel was made up of 3 commissioning professionals.
All members involved in the process signed a Declaration of Conflict form - no conflicts of interest were declared.
All proposals were assessed against the key criteria (listed in order of importance) :
Quality and Innovation
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
Access, Inequalities and disparities and Choice
Social Value
Price
Value
The first 3 key criterion listed were the most weighted as the Council was seeking a quality service that meet the requirements of the service. Price was not the driving factor as a ceiling budget had been set.
The overall bid from SWYFT scored highest. Their proposal clearly demonstrated how they will undertake and delivery the Council's requirements as set out in the specification and in accordance with the contract. Their proposal was outlined with detailed and relevant information and was backed up with clear evidence and examples (where required), comprehensively demonstrating a robust and coherent understanding of the Council's requirements. The proposal included numerous strengths.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2024