Healthwatch Herefordshire Contract

United Kingdom-Hereford: Health and social work services

2020/S 098-236138

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Herefordshire Council
Postal address: Council Offices, Plough Lane
Town: Hereford
NUTS code: UKG11
Postal code: HR4 0LE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Mark Cage
E-mail: mark.cage@herefordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1432383605

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Healthwatch Herefordshire

Reference number: DN476998

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

This invitation to tender has been prepared as part of meeting Herefordshire County Council’s legal duties to make arrangements for the involvement of people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of health and social care services. It details a service requirement for a local Healthwatch organisation, known as ‘Healthwatch Herefordshire’ and the subsequent discharge of its statutory duties.

Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion for both health and social care. It exists locally as Healthwatch Herefordshire and nationally as Healthwatch England. The role of Healthwatch Herefordshire is to give both citizens and local communities a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are commissioned and provided. As well as championing the collective voice, Healthwatch Herefordshire also signposts people to information, advice and independent advocacy to help them make choices about health and care services and, if necessary, signpost to appropriate complaint administrators. Healthwatch Herefordshire works locally as well as with the national Healthwatch England.

The successful tenderer will be expected to operate from a local office within the county and will be expected to source and fund this office themselves.

This tender is let under the ‘light touch’ arrangements of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015).

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG11

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The successful tenderer will be expected to operate from a local office within the county and will be expected to source and fund this office themselves.

This tender is let under the ‘light touch’ arrangements of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015).

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion – Name: Fixed budget price / Weighting: 0

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 030 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 84

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 19/06/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 19/06/2020

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Herefordshire Council
Town: Hereford
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

15/05/2020