Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Peer Support Service within North Ayrshire
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) requires the provision of a mental health peer support service within North Ayrshire.
The service provides one-to-one befriending/social support and activity-based group support with the aim of supporting people to engage with their local communities. The service is accessible to adults aged between 18 and 65, residing in North Ayrshire, who have a recognised or diagnosed mental health problem.
The anticipated start date is 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2025 with the option to extend by up to 24 months until 31st March 2027. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
The budget for this contract is 80,000 GPB per annum / 320,000 GPB over the maximum 4 year contract duration. However, the budget includes an anticipated 2.5% increase year on year aligned to the Scottish Living Wage and subject to available Scottish Government settlement.
- How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NAC requires the provision of a mental health peer support service within North AyrshirePublished value£320,000
NAC requires the provision of a mental health peer support service within North Ayrshire.
The service provides one-to-one befriending/social support and activity-based group support with the aim of supporting people to engage with their local communities. The service is accessible to adults aged between 18 and 65, residing in North Ayrshire, who have a recognised or diagnosed mental health problem.
The anticipated start date is 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2025 with the option to extend by up to 24 months until 31st March 2027. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
The budget for this contract is 80,000 GBP per annum / 320,000 GBP over the maximum 4 year contract duration. However, the budget includes an anticipated 2.5% increase year on year aligned to the Scottish Living Wage and subject to available Scottish Government settlement.
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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).
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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).
In order to achieve the most economically advantageous tender, a quality ratio of 100% will be used. There is no weighting against price as the budget for this contract has already been set.
- Shortlisting
- Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. Bidders must have a minimum yearly specific turnover of 160,000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. NAC reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Bidders who can't meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from the tender process. Where turnover information is not available, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jan 2023, 09:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2023, 10:34 BST
- Authority reference
NAC/5120- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010747- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039bb9Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Performance terms
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance below:
- Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GPB unlimited and each and every claim
- Employers Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GPB unlimited and each and every claim
- 3rd Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
Publisher note: If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships. Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope. Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1. Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots Requires additional contract management resource which is not available Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. The contract terms are NAC's Conditions of Contract. (SC Ref:726857)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Feb 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 · 2 dates- Submission deadline27 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Apr 2023, 10:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2023, 10:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra | £320,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010747-2023-1 · Penumbra
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2023
- Value
- £320,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PenumbraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.