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Published 17 Apr 2024, 13:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

0-19 Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme

Official notice

Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK12)

Published estimate£22,177,188exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 13 Sept 2024awarded 22 Oct 2024

Awarded to HCRG Care Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council advertised a Contract for the Provision of 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme. The procurement process applied the flexibilities afforded under Competitive Process as defined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The key requirements of the service are:

0-4 Health Visiting Service
All expectant parents / carers / guardians and families with infants and children 0-5 years resident in B&NES
5-19 (25) School Nursing Service
All children attending schools* (including sixth forms) and alternative provision in B&NES, regardless of their home address, aged from school entry until age 19 years of age or up to 25 years of age where there are special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or vulnerable groups
All home educated pupils residing in B&NES
Vulnerable groups of children and young people resident in B&NES but who may not be in school

*excluding those noted in Section 5.2 of the Service Specification

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Service for Children not Accessing Formal Education
Children and young people with significant school absence in which parents have reported illness as a reason for absence
National Child Measurement Programme
(NCMP) measures the height and weight of children in reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools
Clinic in a Box
Peripatetic contraception and sexual health clinic for young people
Family Nurse Partnership
An innovative and evolving evidence-based, preventive programme for vulnerable first-time parents under 24 years

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The key requirements of the service are:AwardedRenewalPublished value£22,177,188

The key requirements of the service are:

0-4 Health Visiting Service
All expectant parents / carers / guardians and families with infants and children 0-5 years resident in B&NES
5-19 (25) School Nursing Service
All children attending schools* (including sixth forms) and alternative provision in B&NES, regardless of their home address, aged from school entry until age 19 years of age or up to 25 years of age where there are special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or vulnerable groups
All home educated pupils residing in B&NES
Vulnerable groups of children and young people resident in B&NES but who may not be in school

*excluding those noted in Section 5.2 of the Service Specification

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Service for Children not Accessing Formal Education
Children and young people with significant school absence in which parents have reported illness as a reason for absence
National Child Measurement Programme
(NCMP) measures the height and weight of children in reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools
Clinic in a Box
Peripatetic contraception and sexual health clinic for young people
Family Nurse Partnership
An innovative and evolving evidence-based, preventive programme for vulnerable first-time parents under 24 years

Delivery: South West

Extensions: A four year contract starting 1/4/25 ending 31/3/29 with two optional 12 month extensions giving a maximum possible contract duration of 6 years (72 months)Variant 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: 70%Price: 10%Social value: 5%Environmental: 15%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Quality and Innovation: 55%
Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice: 15%
price: 10%
Social Value: 5%
Integration, collaboration and sustainability: 15%

Published award criteria (5)

Quality and Innovation: 55
Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice: 15
Integration, collaboration and sustainability: 15
Social Value: 5
Price: 10

What this means for your bid

Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Apr 2024, 13:14 BST
Last source update: 22 Oct 2024, 14:24 BST
Award evaluation window: 13 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference: DN719555
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-034163
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0452fd Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime

Publisher note: This notice signals the intention to conduct an information gathering and market engagement exercise only. This notice does not constitute a call for competition in its own right. Publication of this notice and any responses to it does not commit the Authority or respondents to undertaking or participating in any future procurement process, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise howsoever arising.

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 13 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 22 Oct 2024 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
13 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
Notice published
22 Oct 2024, 14:24 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2024

Published value published: £22,177,188
8 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Status changed to active
8 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Procurement method changed
8 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Deadline published: 13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
8 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Buyer details updated
8 Aug 2024, 15:44 BST
Status changed to complete
22 Oct 2024, 14:24 BST
Buyer details updated
22 Oct 2024, 14:24 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextShort Description · II.1.4	A market engagement event will take place on Thursday 9th May, 12.30 – 2pm, in Keynsham Civic Centre. Please could you confirm your interest in attending by emailing [email protected] with details of your name, organisation, position, email and telephone number.	A market engagement event will take place on Thursday 9th May, 12.30 – 2pm, at The Guildhall, Bath, BA1 5AW. Please could you confirm your interest in attending by emailing [email protected] with details of your name, organisation, position, email and telephone number. NOTE: THE LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)

2024-04: 1 release · 17 Apr 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £22,177,1881 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HCRG Care Services Limited	£22,177,188 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

0-19 Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme · HCRG Care Services Limited
Signed
22 Oct 2024
Value
£22,177,188
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Keynsham Civic Centre, Market Walk, Keynsham, South West, BA31 1FSContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body Bath

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HCRG Care Services LimitedAwarded supplier The Heath Business and Technical Park, Runcorn, South West, WA7 4QXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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