Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
UK
Contact person: Donna Iley
E-mail: donna.iley@durham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.durham.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.nepo.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services
Reference number: DN686470
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Prior Information Notice
Durham County Council is intending to undertake a competitive tender process at the end of September 2023 for County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services.
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity to deliver a County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service. The service consists of 5 bespoke service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad
5. NHS Health Check Wellbeing Advisors
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity (including partnerships or consortia) to deliver these five separate services under one contract to ensure there is a cohesive, joined up provision of the County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service consists of 5 bespoke service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad
5. NHS Health Check Wellbeing Advisors
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity (including partnerships or consortia) to deliver these five separate services under one contract to ensure there is a cohesive, joined up provision of the County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service.
II.2.14) Additional information
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st April 2024.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 31st March 2029.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 3 periods as detailed below:
Extension 1 - 24 months from the actual end date
Extension 2 - 24 months
Extension 3 - 12 months
The Council may choose not to extend all of the bespoke service provisions depending on the budget and funding available specific to that service and has the discretion to extend/terminate each bespoke service independently.
The council's intention is that all these services will continue for the initial contract period end date of 31/3/2029 however the council will be unable to confirm at the point of tender for 5) Health Squad as the budget has only been made available until the 31/3/2025. The council will liaise with the successful provider with regards to this.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
29/09/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/08/2023