Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Borough Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
UK
Contact person: Mr Sharif Danesh
Telephone: +44 1270886592
E-mail: sharif.danesh@cheshireeast.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshireeast.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
23 049 Mental Health Floating Support Services
Reference number: DN657837
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cheshire East Council has recommissioned Mental Health Floating Support Services. The provider will deliver a Mental Health Floating Support Service, which will be commissioned as two Lots as a contract covering health Cheshire and Merseyside Place Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB), within the boundaries of the Cheshire East Care Communities. The annual value estimated for this project is £120,000.00 for both lots or £60,000.00 per Lot.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
480 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
720 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Cheshire East North (Lot 1)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cheshire East Council is recommissioning Mental Health Floating Support Services. The provider will deliver a Mental Health Floating Support Service for the following areas in this lot.
Cheshire East North (Lot 1) – This will cover the Care Communities of Knutsford,
Chelford, Handforth, Alderley Edge and Wilmslow, Bollington, Disley and Poynton and
Macclesfield, Congleton, and Holmes Chapel
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is extendable at the discretion of Cheshire East Council for periods of 2x12
months, until 30th November 2029.
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.2.1) Title
Cheshire East South (Lot 2)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cheshire East Council is recommissioning Mental Health Floating Support Services. The provider will deliver a Mental Health Floating Support Service for the following areas in this lot.
Cheshire East South (Lot 2) – This will cover the Care Communities of Sandbach,
Middlewich and Alsager, Shavington and Haslington, Crewe, Nantwich and Rural.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is extendable at the discretion of Cheshire East Council for periods of 2x12
months, until 30th November 2029.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-015806
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C1817
Title: Mental Health Floating Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MAKING SPACE
46 Allen Street
Warrington
WA2 7JB
UK
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
480 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
720 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Social Value: The Council is committed to ensure wider social and community benefits are achieved in the course of all its commissioning and procurement activities. In accordance with this, suppliers are required to work with the Council towards achieving such aims. This procurement process will be undertaken via Cheshire East Council’s electronic Contract &Tender Management System, www.the-chest.org.uk. For organisations to be considered for the contract, they must register an expression of interest & provide the required information via this portal. For technical problems, please Email:ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com telephone: +44 330 005 0352. The Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes/work. The values given in this notice are only estimations - The Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period - any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of
potential providers. The Council notes that the award of the contract may involve a transfer of employment undertakings pursuant to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Regulations 2006, and will clarify the position with the applicants during the tender process.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cheshire East Council
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Cheshire East Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI No 102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2023