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Published 15 Mar 2024, 09:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

0-19 Healthy Child Programme (Healthy Families Service)

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£21,934,322≈ £7.3m / year
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2024awarded 28 May 2024
Awarded to North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council’s requirement under this Contract is for the delivery of a universal, targeted and specialist Health Visiting and School Nursing Service to the whole child population cohort. Further information can be found in the specification.

  • Recurrence: Either in three, four or five years, dependent on whether the extension options are taken

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Please note, this notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£21,934,322

Please note, this notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Competitive Procedure.The Council’s requirement under this Contract is for the delivery of a universal, targeted and specialist Health Visiting and School Nursing Service to the whole child population cohort.This is an existing service and award is proposed to be made to the existing provider. Additional information: Please note the estimated contract value includes the two year extension options (this contract runs for three years with the option to extend by a further two years). It also includes the maximum potential contract uplifts applicable to the contract.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Extension option of up to two yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality (criteria are specified in the procurement documents): 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality (criteria are specified in the procurement documents): 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See selection questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Either in three, four or five years, dependent on whether the extension options are taken
First published
15 Mar 2024, 09:22 GMT
Last source update
11 Jun 2024, 09:55 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
2024/S 000-016662
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017953
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0448e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thurrock Council shall incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period starting the day after the date on which the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 7th June 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.Any representations must be sent to [email protected] award decision maker is the Director of Adults and Health in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Education, Portfolio Holder for Health, Adult Social Care, Community and Public Protection, and theS151 Officer.The key criteria used to make a decision is set out below, along with their relative importance. The criteria were weighted to reflect the service needs and priorities - value was assessed on price alone, and the remaining criteria were split into individual questions, each aimed at achieving the best outcomes for the service.Quality and Innovation 16%Value 40%Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 14%Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 20%Social Value 10%The chosen provider scored consistently well against the key criteria, and particularly well in relation to Quality and Innovation, Value, and Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
26 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
26 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Jun 2024, 09:55 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2024, 17:01 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3—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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.The contract was awarded …

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-03: 1 release · 15 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £21,934,2881 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)Subcontracting: To deliver Level 1 and Level 2 digital weight management to support the NCMP.£21,934,288 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria