Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire County Council
11th Floor, New County Offices, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YU
UK
Contact person: Miss Emily Everton
Telephone: +44 1296382018
E-mail: eeverton@buckscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.supplybucksbusiness.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 a Healthwatch and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) Service
Reference number: DN437882
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Buckinghamshire County Council wish to commission a healthwatch and independent health complaints advocacy service.
The Healthwatch and independent health complaints advocacy (IHCA) Service is a new contract being commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council which aligns the activities and outcomes of 4 previous contracts delivering healthwatch, community engagament, IMCA and dignity in care (enter and view). Residents of Buckinghamshire will be supported and engaged by the service provider to feed their experiences of service delivery to influence operational and strategic change within the health and social care system.
The contract start date is 1.4.2020. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years.
The budget for this service is 277 441 GBP per annum.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 387 205.00
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:
UKJ13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Buckinghamshire County Council wish to commission a healthwatch and independent health complaints advocacy service.
The healthwatch and independent health complaints advocacy (IHCA) service is a new contract being commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council which aligns the activities and outcomes of 4 previous contracts delivering healthwatch, community engagament, IMCA and dignity in care (enter and view). Residents of Buckinghamshire will be supported and engaged by the service provider to feed their experiences of service delivery to influence operational and strategic change within the health and social care system.
The contract start date is 1.4.2020. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further years.
The budget for this service is 277 441 GBP per annum.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website:
www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on 1.11.2019. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 387 205.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2020
End:
31/03/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There is an option to extend for 2 further years.
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:
01/11/2019
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:
01/11/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Buckinghamshire County Council
County Hall, Walton Street
Aylesbury
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2019