Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Islington
7 Newington Barrow Way
London
N7 7EP
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 2075278118
E-mail: procurement@islington.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=6467e876-2429-ec11-810e-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=6467e876-2429-ec11-810e-005056b64545
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
2122-0065 Healthwatch Islington
Reference number: DN575071
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for delivery of a local Islington Healthwatch service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 404 900.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 established Healthwatch as a new consumer champion for users of health and social care services. National guidance specifies the key functions that Healthwatch must deliver. Healthwatch acts as a consumer champion for users of health and social care services, for both children and adults. It makes sure that: people know where to go to obtain information about health and social care services and raise concerns; people’s views and experiences are heard and acted upon, improving scrutiny of health and social care services; and enables local people to influence commissioning decisions and service design, delivery and improvements.
Local Healthwatch ensure that local health and social care services reflect the needs and views of local people:
•It must engage with local people and provide them with a platform for influencing the design and delivery of local services.
•It must also provide information about health and social care services in the borough, to help people to make informed choices.
•It must engage with all sections of the community, and cover both children’s and adult’s services.
•It must be a body corporate which is a social enterprise, in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Delivery of high quality service
/ Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Equalities
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Partnership Working
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 10%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 108
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract period will be for 36 months from an estimated start date 1 April 2022 with an option to extend for two (2) periods of up to thirty six months (36) each (total of months 108 months).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2021