Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Medway Council
Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
UK
Contact person: Mr James Welch
E-mail: james.welch@medway.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ41
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.medway.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.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
Provision of Services as part of the Medway Voluntary Community Sector Better Together Consortium
Reference number: DN671822
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Medway Council wish to procure a new Medway VCS Better Together Consortium service. The contract forms a collaborative working partnership to support and improve life outcomes for Medway residents and a resilient Voluntary Community Sector within Medway.
The services are divided into 4 Lots:
• Lot 1 Infrastructure to support the VCS Organisations in Medway, to support a resilient and thriving VCS.
• Lot 2 Local Healthwatch Medway, to support the provision of an independent patient voice.
• Lot 3 Adult and Young Carers Support Services, that supports:
o Information, Guidance and Advice for Carers.
o A Young Carers support service, that ensures young carers are not undertaking inappropriate caring roles.
o Carers Support Payments, which enable both adults and young carers to take respite or to reach their life goals and to live independent healthy lives and avoid a crisis.
• Lot 4 Children’s and Adults Visually Impaired (VI) Support and Information Service, which will maintain the VI Registers and supports independent living, rehabilitation, and prevention of age-related eye conditions.
The Medway VCS Better Together Consortium key objectives are:
• One set of mutually agreed Key Performance Indicators.
• A single point of contact to address relevant issues, risks and opportunities.
• Strategic outcomes achieved by effective collaborative working relationships.
• Maximum use of community resource.
• The creation of a mutually agreed collaborative Action Plan.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 061 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall objective of the service is to support the VCS in Medway to develop as organisations, represent their views and enable them to carry out their activities more effectively. This includes providing a voice for the voluntary and community sector, facilitating partnerships, and raising the profile of the sector, and supporting the sector with back-office functions, capacity building both for volunteering and income generation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There will be options to extend the contract for 2 further 12-month periods.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Medway Council are looking to commission a Local Healthwatch who will be proactive in working, across the Health and Care Partnership, with council officers, social care providers, the health and PCN and with VCS organisations. Ensuring that the right services are directed to where they are most needed. Use of Public Health data will enable focus to be on the most deprived and remote wards and those with the greatest health inequality, ethnic diversity, the older population, and people living with long term conditions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There will be options to extend the contract for 2 further 12-month periods.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will support adults and young Carers at any stage of their caring journey, from a recent diagnosis, natural ageing, through to end of life. The support will continue to be available following the death of the cared for person, until the carer no longer requires the support. With support offered in a variety of locations, including virtually and face to face and areas that are hard to reach.
The service will ensure the right adult and young carers services, advice and information and unpaid respite carers respite is available to Medway adult and young carers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There will be options to extend the contract for 2 further 12-month periods
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall objective is to maintain and administer the Visual Impairment Registers for both adult and young people in Medway as a statutory obligation.
The Provider will be flexible to support new legislation with regard to the Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment, which is in development, via a possible future contract variation, depending on the requirements set out in legislation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There will be options to extend the contract for 2 further 12-month periods.
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.1.8) 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 000-015251
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/10/2023
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
Council for Voluntary Service (Medway) (Medway Voluntary Action)
Chatham
UK
NUTS: UKJ41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 638 296.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/10/2023
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
Engaging Kent, trading as EK360
Lamberhurst
UK
NUTS: UKJ41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 692 203.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/10/2023
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
Carers First
Strood
UK
NUTS: UKJ41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 887 694.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/10/2023
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
Kent Association for the Blind
Maidstone
UK
NUTS: UKJ41
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 774 499.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Medway Council
Chatham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2023