Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Enfield
Civic Centre
Enfield
EN1 3XA
UK
Contact person: Procurement Services
E-mail: Procurement.Support@enfield.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.enfield.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.enfield.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.londontenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.londontenders.org/
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
Stop Smoking Service 2025-29
Reference number: DN738606
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Enfield (the contracting authority) is the northern most London borough with a population of some 330,000 of whom approximately 40,000 smoke. As part of its ongoing work to improve the health of the population the contracting authority is inviting offers to appoint a Stop Smoking Service (SSS) provider for it's first-generation contract. The provider will be expected to provide a borough-wide service which will include targeting high smoking prevalence communities including by ethnicity and those with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI).
The service will be expected to comply with existing good practice as outlined by such as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training.
This contract opportunity is being procured under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, via the Competitive Process.
The duration of the service commencement of the contract will be just over 4 years (January 2025 – 31st March 2029) with a contract commencement date of December 2024. The contracting authority reserves the absolute right to extend this contract a further 12-month period, however this is subject to further funding availability, contractor performance and at the full discretion of the contracting authority, and subject to a lawful termination in accordance with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Contract.
The anticipated budget for this work will be approximately £315k per annum until 31st March 2029, however the contracting authority reserves the absolute right to extend this contract a further 12-month period, Therefore, the value stated in field II.1.5 (Estimated total value) of this notice includes this additional amount for the optional extension but is not guaranteed and would be subject to internal governance and decision making.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
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 London Borough of Enfield (the contracting authority) is the northern most London borough with a population of some 330,000 of whom approximately 40,000 smoke. As part of its ongoing work to improve the health of the population the contracting authority is seeking to appoint a Stop Smoking Service (SSS) provider for it's first-generation contract. The provider will be expected to provide a borough-wide service which will include targeting high smoking prevalence communities including by ethnicity and those with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 51
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The duration of the service commencement of the contract will be just over 4 years (January 2025 – 31st March 2029) with a contract commencement date of December 2024. The contracting authority reserves the absolute right to extend this contract a further 12-month period, however this is subject to further funding availability, contractor performance and at the full discretion of the contracting authority, and subject to a lawful termination in accordance with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Contract.
For the avoidance of doubt this extension is not guaranteed and is subject to further funds and approvals prior to award.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
30/09/2024
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:
30/09/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award
This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system,
‘London Tenders Portal’ (https://www.londontenders.org/).
The procurement is being run as a one stage Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Suppliers will need to register an interest on the London Tenders Portal and submit a tender submission no later than 12:00 Noon, 30 September 2024 to participate and registration is free. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.
The estimated total value given at II.1.5) is for the full duration of the Contract, which is just over four (4) years, and includes the optional annual extension.
The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice,
cease the procurement process and not award the Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights, then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Enfield
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum eight (8) working days (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2024