Norfolk Substance Misuse Recovery Community Programme

United Kingdom-Norwich: Health services

2015/S 053-092784

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
For the attention of: Andrew Fish
NR1 2DH Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.norfolk.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Norfolk Substance Misuse Recovery Community Programme.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services

NUTS code UKH13

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Norfolk County Council wishes to enter into a contract for the provision of a substance misuse recovery community programme, for a duration of 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
The service is split into three main elements.
The 1^st element will be a pilot in an area which corresponds to one of the Norfolk Recovery Partnership Hub areas — Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Thetford, King’s Lynn or North Walsham and will provide a community based rehabilitation programme. Individuals will be able to access the benefits of residential rehabilitation programme on a daily attendance basis rather than a long term residential basis. The programme will support but will not replicate the structured programmes that form part of the Norfolk Recovery Partnership after-care package. The provider will source and equip a venue, recruit appropriately trained and supervised staff, and develop the programme. The provider will run two programmes for a minimum of 12 people in the 1^st year and demonstrate success for the individuals in terms of numbers who have completed the programmes. The programme will include support for clients who require child care or transportation.The provider will, on successful completion of the pilot, develop the programme to roll out across Norfolk within the lifetime of the contract. Success would be demonstrated by a minimum of 50 % of participants completing each of the 2 programmes. In addition, evidence will be required to demonstrate that participants have increased their recovery capital sufficiently to not require transfer back to treatment services within a 6 month period.

The 2^nd element will identify and develop capacity in localities across Norfolk to build recovery, communities and develop recovery focussed resources. The provider will work closely with the commissioned treatment provider, Norfolk Recovery Partnership, to ensure that clients leaving treatment services are able to move into these communities and access the resources provided within them. The provider will work closely with other agencies and organisations such as housing, employment and education providers to reduce the likelihood of services and resources being duplicated. Providers should ensure that individuals in these communities are able to access these resources as part of their recovery journey. These resources will focus around a local ‘hub’ which will be developed by the provider and will utilise existing resources within the local community. The provider will work with cohorts of individuals to develop the recovery community hubs and support them to develop their own groups and projects as appropriate.

The 3^rd element will be the development and delivery of a Recovery Champions programme. These Champions will operate at strategic, therapeutic and community levels as outlined in The Drug Strategy 2010. They will work to change entrenched culture (where necessary) and demonstrate that hope for full recovery is possible and achievable. The programme will include the development of local Recovery Forums within the 1^styear of the contract within the areas specified. These forums will be developed across the county and will provide an opportunity for groups, agencies, organisations and stakeholders to meet and share experience and best practice and to promote their services. The Forums will encourage collaborative working and innovative service development.

Documents are available electronically via the following link once registered.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000, 85312500, 85323000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.7.2015. Completion 30.6.2018

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As per tender document.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

As per tender document.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender document.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per tender document.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per tender document.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

NCCT40794

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

23.4.2015 – 14:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 23.4.2015 – 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

This procurement will be managed via the Council”s e-procurement system.

To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles

Once registered you will be able to see the procurement under the ‘tenders’ section and ‘express an interest’ to view the documentation.

If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or emailingsupport@intend.co.uk.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12.3.2015