Substance Misuse Service North Yorkshire
The Council wishes to award a contract for the provision of an Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Service, which shall be delivered through a Recovery and Mentoring Service (Lot 1) and a Treatment Service (Lot 2).
United Kingdom-Northallerton: Health and social work services
2013/S 224-390212
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
North Yorkshire County Council
NYCC/HAS – Procurement, Partnerships and Quality Assurance, NYCC / White Rose House, Thurston Road
Contact point(s): Contracting, Procurement & Quality Assurance Team
DL6 2NA Northallerton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1609536503
E-mail: procurement.contractingunit@northyorks.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1609772610
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.northyorks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yortender.co.uk
Further information can be obtained from: North Yorkshire County Council
See VI.3) additional information
UNITED KINGDOM
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: North Yorkshire County Council
See VI.3) Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: North Yorkshire County Council
See VI.3) Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM
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:
Substance Misuse Service.
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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Venues within the North Yorkshire County Council boundary.
NUTS code UKE22
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Venues within the North Yorkshire County Council boundary.
NUTS code UKE22
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)
The Council wishes to award a contract for the provision of an Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Service, which shall be delivered through a Recovery and Mentoring Service (Lot 1) and a Treatment Service (Lot 2).
The overall objective of the integrated service is to support individuals to recover from drug and/ or alcohol dependence, including abstinence.
It is expected that most individuals will receive support from both the Treatment and the Recovery and Mentoring elements of the integrated service as part of their recovery journey, and structured treatment interventions should be delivered within a wider context of recovery planning from the outset.
The following shared functions will be in place within the integrated service, irrespective of Provider configuration:
— A single point of contact;
— A single electronic case management system that the Council has access rights to for the purposes of developing public health intelligence reports (anonymised level data only). The Provider shall determine how the system will operate in practice in line with relevant legislation;
— A single method of reporting to the National Drug and Alcohol Monitoring Systems (NDTMS/NATMS) and DIRWEB;
— A assertive outreach process;
— A Single Assessment and Recovery Planning Framework (including risk assessment). The Providers will determine the safest and most pragmatic method of implementing the common assessment framework, however risks to the Service User, staff and wider public will be identified and addressed (where appropriate) at the earliest opportunity. The Provider shall ensure Service Users are not subject to repeated and overlapping assessment processes when accessing the Integrated Service. Where Service Users are engaged in both the Treatment and Recovery and Mentoring elements of the Integrated Service, review meetings will be a joint exercise.
— Effective partnership working with relevant agencies; to include establishing referral pathways into and out of a wide range of wrap-around and statutory services including (but not limited to): other substance misuse treatment/recovery services, sexual health services, smoking cessation services, carer services, prisons, custody suites, probation, hospitals, GP, dentist, housing, education, training and employment, safeguarding and leisure.
The Provider will work innovatively and flexibly to align the Service according to changing local needs and to maximise individual outcomes.
The overall objective of the integrated service is to support individuals to recover from drug and/ or alcohol dependence, including abstinence.
It is expected that most individuals will receive support from both the Treatment and the Recovery and Mentoring elements of the integrated service as part of their recovery journey, and structured treatment interventions should be delivered within a wider context of recovery planning from the outset.
The following shared functions will be in place within the integrated service, irrespective of Provider configuration:
— A single point of contact;
— A single electronic case management system that the Council has access rights to for the purposes of developing public health intelligence reports (anonymised level data only). The Provider shall determine how the system will operate in practice in line with relevant legislation;
— A single method of reporting to the National Drug and Alcohol Monitoring Systems (NDTMS/NATMS) and DIRWEB;
— A assertive outreach process;
— A Single Assessment and Recovery Planning Framework (including risk assessment). The Providers will determine the safest and most pragmatic method of implementing the common assessment framework, however risks to the Service User, staff and wider public will be identified and addressed (where appropriate) at the earliest opportunity. The Provider shall ensure Service Users are not subject to repeated and overlapping assessment processes when accessing the Integrated Service. Where Service Users are engaged in both the Treatment and Recovery and Mentoring elements of the Integrated Service, review meetings will be a joint exercise.
— Effective partnership working with relevant agencies; to include establishing referral pathways into and out of a wide range of wrap-around and statutory services including (but not limited to): other substance misuse treatment/recovery services, sexual health services, smoking cessation services, carer services, prisons, custody suites, probation, hospitals, GP, dentist, housing, education, training and employment, safeguarding and leisure.
The Provider will work innovatively and flexibly to align the Service according to changing local needs and to maximise individual outcomes.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000, 85140000, 90524100
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
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:
The total scope of the contract over the course of the agreement is expected to be in the region of 20 365 000 GBP. The contract is planned to operate for an initial period of 3 years with the Council having the option to extend the arrangement for a further 2 years.
Lot 1 Recovery and Mentoring Service.
Lot 2 Treatment Service.
The Council reserves the right to award the contract, covering all lots to one or more suppliers.
Lot 1 Recovery and Mentoring Service.
Lot 2 Treatment Service.
The Council reserves the right to award the contract, covering all lots to one or more suppliers.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Recovery and Mentoring Service
1)Short description
The Recovery and Mentoring Service and the Treatment Service will operate as an integrated service with the overall objective is to support individuals to recover from drug and/ or alcohol dependence, including abstinence.
The following service elements will be provided by the Recovery and Mentoring Service:
— Lead agency for the Single Point of Contact;
— Meet and Greet;
— Recovery Navigation;
— Core Mentoring;
— Facilitate Recovery Communities;
— Community Development;
— Assertive Outreach.
The following service elements will be provided by the Recovery and Mentoring Service:
— Lead agency for the Single Point of Contact;
— Meet and Greet;
— Recovery Navigation;
— Core Mentoring;
— Facilitate Recovery Communities;
— Community Development;
— Assertive Outreach.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000, 85140000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Treatment Service
1)Short description
The Treatment Service and the Recovery and Mentoring Service will operate as an integrated service with the overall objective is to support individuals to recover from drug and/ or alcohol dependence, including abstinence.
The following service elements will be provided by the Treatment Service:
— Single Assessment and Recovery Planning Framework;
— Harm Reduction;
— Brief Interventions;
— Criminal Justice Interventions;
— Psychosocial Interventions;
— Pharmacological Interventions;
— Shared Care Support to GP’s;
— Inpatient and Residential Interventions;
— Assertive Outreach.
The following service elements will be provided by the Treatment Service:
— Single Assessment and Recovery Planning Framework;
— Harm Reduction;
— Brief Interventions;
— Criminal Justice Interventions;
— Psychosocial Interventions;
— Pharmacological Interventions;
— Shared Care Support to GP’s;
— Inpatient and Residential Interventions;
— Assertive Outreach.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000, 85140000, 90524100
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
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: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Tender documentation.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Evaluation criteria detailed in the Pre Qualification documentation.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Evaluation criteria detailed in the Pre Qualification documentation.
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:
YORE-9AYGWJ
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 20.12.2013 – 12:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
20.12.2013 – 12:00
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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 20.12.2013 – 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
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
To access the tender documents you must register your organisation details on the YORtender system on the following link: https://www.yortender.co.uk/ by creating a username, password and Company profile.
To view details of this contract, click on the Current Opportunities icon, the Opportunity should be displayed on the page; alternatively use the Opportunity Search icon to find the opportunity.
In the search criteria set:
— Organisation to: North Yorkshire County Council.
— Use the ‘Contains’ search to search by key word or the contract ID: YORE-9AYGWJ.
— Display tenders to: All.
— Matching categories to: All.
Click search and the details of this contract should be displayed.
Once you locate the tender you will need to express your interest in this tender by clicking the Register tab which will then allow you to download any documentation required, complete and re-attach the documents to the system. This should be done in advance of the deadline date. If you require further information, guidance or support using YORtender please visit the website link: https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/help.nsf/frm_banner_help?openform which contains an overview of the system as well as detailed guidance for registering and participating in procurement projects. If you have specific system issues please contact the YORtender Helpdesk; tel: +44 8445434580 or email: yorkshiresupport@due-north.com
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
DL7 8AD Northallerton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1609533459
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: North Yorkshire County Council shall in accordancewith the Public Contracts (amendment) Regulations 2009, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision,and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include:
a) the criteria for the award of the contract;
b) the reasons for the decision;
c) the name of the economic operator to be awarded;
d) a precise statement when the standstill period is expected to end.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph 1.1 of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 5) 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).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision,and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include:
a) the criteria for the award of the contract;
b) the reasons for the decision;
c) the name of the economic operator to be awarded;
d) a precise statement when the standstill period is expected to end.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph 1.1 of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 5) 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).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15.11.2013