Official UK procurement notice
Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the Service / Contract is to deliver appropriate support to adults residing in West Lothian that have moderate mental health problems. Individuals will be supported to identify personal outcomes and priorities and will be provided with specialist advice on a range of issues; this may involve signposting to other social or clinical services.
By providing such a service in West Lothian, it is anticipated that there will be a reduction in the number of contacts that an individual has with their GP, or that the service will act as an alternative to the individual seeking support from their GP.
The Service will be delivered from the Community Wellbeing Hubs (located in Bathgate and Livingston), and in West Lothian GP Practices if appropriate.
The Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner Service will operate on a Monday to Friday schedule between the hours of 9am and 5pm. Some flexibility on the Provider’s part is expected given the nature of the service.
- Recurrence: Contract will be for a 12 month period with the option to extend by a period of up to 12 months.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Service aims to further develop and expand pathways within West Lothian for people…AwardedRenewal
The Service aims to further develop and expand pathways within West Lothian for people with moderate mental health problems, which focus on early intervention and prevention. Services within the Hubs will be delivered through a partnership between Primary and Secondary Care Practitioners and the Third Sector to ensure that people receive appropriate support when they need it. The focus will be on ensuring that people have access to meaningful and effective community supports as an alternative to seeing their GP which may reduce the likelihood of future inappropriate or unavoidable admission to hospital.
The aims of the Service are:
To deliver a Community Link Worker Service within the Community Wellbeing Hubs in West Lothian working in partnership with a range of colleagues.
To deliver a Wellbeing Service within the Hubs. Mindfulness, Yoga, Tai Chi (and other holistic therapeutic practice as agreed) should be used to assist people in managing their symptoms and improve their wellbeing.
To assist people with moderate mental health problems to access a range of community supports at an early opportunity to promote recovery as far as possible.
To involve people in support planning to ensure that they are at the centre of decisions that affect them within a safe space.
To reduce the number of GP contacts / consultations by people with moderate mental health problems.
To enhance the range of community supports available to people moderate mental health problems. Additional information: There will be no price evaluation for this tender, and bidders will not be required to complete any pricing schedule.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Service Delivery: 20%
- Leadership and Management: 15%
- Quality Assurance: 15%
- Safeguarding: 10%
- Case Study: 10%
- Fair Working Practices: 10%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
- Service Delivery: 20
- Leadership and Management: 15
- Quality Assurance: 15
- Safeguarding: 10
- Case Study: 10
- Fair Working Practices: 10
- Price: 20
- Economic & financial standing
With reference to SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts.
In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3-year period.
It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status.
In the event that a firm does …
Minimum: Employers Liability 10,000,000 GBP (Ten Million GBP) subject to legislative requirements. Professional Indemnity 2,000,000 GBP (Two Million GBP) Public liability 5,000,000 GBP (Five Million GBP) - Employers should hold insurance at a minimum level of 5m GBP in line with current l… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate. Evidence will be requested in the Technical Envelope of the tender. Failure to provide evidence may result in your tender being rejected.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · Contract will be for a 12 month period with the option to extend by a period of up to 12 months.
- First published
- 29 Mar 2023, 10:10 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2023, 13:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CC12715- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019781- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6e0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Where required, contracts that fall within the specific risk sectors as defined by Police Scotland, or, where there is a suspicion that risk may be present, WLC will provide Police Scotland information on the representatives of the bidder (SPD Part 2B) to allow Police Scotland to review and provide feedback on information provided. Please note: when completing SPD section 1.11/12 Part 2B, this should be completed using personal information as follows: your full name including any middle names as it appears on your birth and/or marriage certificate; the day date and month you were born and the location of your birth; and your home address and postcode. Failure to provide the correct information may result in your bid being excluded from the tender process or an offer of contract being withdrawn should the information prove to be incomplete or incorrect at a later stage. TUPE – The incoming Contractor is responsible for obtaining legal and professional advice about relevant TUPE implications. CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:737740)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Apr 2023 → 11 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published11 Jul 2023, 13:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Jul 2023, 13:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanarkshire association for mental health(LAMH) | £922,014 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019781-2023-CC12715-1 · lanarkshire association for mental health(LAMH)
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2023
- Value
- £922,014
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- lanarkshire association for mental health(LAMH)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.