Official UK procurement notice
County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the Alliance is to co-produce, co-ordinate and provide a range of support services for people with mental health needs.
The Alliance will provide support to people to become independent and, where possible, prevent the need for social care services along with support to step down from services, by providing the right support at the right time.
The service will need to promote wellbeing as a concept to individuals in order to build resilience and help keep individuals mentally, emotionally, and physically well. The service
should sign-post or support individuals to take part in activities that promote wellbeing.
The Alliance will include the providers and commissioners and will help improve access to information and support, remove the barriers between services and departments, improve and strengthen partnership working and further integrate care and health services.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Invitation to Tender was issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social…Published value£23,000,000
The Invitation to Tender was issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social and other specific services, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs), and using a procedure analogous to Regulation 29 of the PCRs 2015 for Competition with Negotiation.
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).
This Invitation to Tender is issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social and other specific services, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs), and using a procedure analogous to Regulation 29 of the PCRs 2015 for Competition with Negotiation.
It is at the sole discretion of the Council whether the negotiation stage will be used, also the Council may opt to accept a bidder's initial submission and not request a final submission following the negotiation stage.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Apr 2021, 14:53 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Sept 2021, 10:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022006- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a78bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information of the award of the Contract was communicated to bidders. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful bidder to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Regulations 2015 provide the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: Contract will commence 01/04/2022 for 84 months, with a further option to extend for 36 months
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Jun 2021 → 6 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Submission deadline8 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
- Notice published6 Sept 2021, 10:42 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Sept 2021- Status changed to complete6 Sept 2021, 10:42 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Sept 2021, 10:42 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextI.1 | 26 Ellerby Mews, Thornley Durham DH6 3FB | County Hall Durham DH1 5UL |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Support Ltd, Home Group Ltd, If U Care Share, Mental Health Matters, Richmond Fellowship, St Margaret's +1 morejoint award | £23,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance · Creative Support Ltd, Home Group Ltd, If U Care Share, Mental Health Matters, Richmond Fellowship, St Margaret's +1 more
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2021
- Value
- £23,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England & WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice- Creative SupportAwarded supplier
- Home GroupAwarded supplier
- If U Care ShareAwarded supplier
- Mental Health MattersAwarded supplier
- Richmond FellowshipAwarded supplier
- St Margaret'sAwarded supplier
- Waddington Street CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.