Tender for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service in Reading
Reading Council is inviting tenders to provide a drug an alcohol, behaviour change, treatment and recovery service to adults aged 18 plus.
United Kingdom-Reading: Health and social work services
2018/S 233-532615
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Civic Offices, Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1189372945
E-mail: corporate.procurement@reading.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKJ11
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Drug and Alcohol, Behaviour Change, Treatment and Recovery System
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Reading Council is inviting tenders to provide a drug an alcohol, behaviour change, treatment and recovery service to adults aged 18 plus.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
Within the Borough of Reading
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Reading Council is inviting tenders to provide a drug an alcohol, behaviour change, treatment and recovery service to adults aged 18 plus. Local authorities are responsible for improving the health of their local population and reducing health inequalities. Drug and Alcohol Services are not a statutory or mandated service – however the Public health Grant conditions state local authorities must have regard to the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, its drug and alcohol misuse treatment services.
Service Provision: Reading Borough Council requires an integrated behaviour change, treatment and recovery focused service to meet the public health grant conditions, national guidance, local strategic priorities and best practice. The service will be for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-substance misuse and those using new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”) as well as those dependent on prescription and over the counter medicines. The integrated service will be provided to substance misusers with a range of complexities such as poly-drug use, mental health problems, pregnancy, involvement with criminal activity and those leaving prison. The service will include a range of interventions including needle exchange, harm reduction, targeted prevention, early interventions, shared care, needle exchange supplies and waste services, psycho social interventions and treatment.
Contract term: The intended contract term will be an initial period of 3 years commencing 1.10.2019 and then two (2) possible two (2) year extensions subject to availability of funding and satisfactory contract performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.
Contract Value: The estimated annual contract values are:
Year 1) 1.10.2019 to 31.3.2020 (6 month period) 928 675,50 GBP
Year 2) 1.4.2020 to 31.3.2021 (12 month period) 1 990 949 GBP
Year 3) 1.4.2021 to 31.3.2022 (12 month period) 1 990 949 GBP
Year 4) 1.4.2022 to 30.9.2023 (6 month period) 995 474,50 GBP
Total 3 year term contract value is estimated at 5 906 048 GBP.
For illustrative purposes the estimated total lifetime value of the contract is specified below, however this will be dependent on future funding allocations. Seven (7) year contract estimated at 13 869 844 GBP
TUPE: Tenderers are advised that RBC believes that the transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 and/or European Communities Acquired Rights Directive 77/187, may apply.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The intended contract term will be an initial period of 3 years commencing 1.10.2019 and then two (2) possible two (2) year extensions subject to availability of funding and satisfactory contract performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
As set out in the published procurement documents
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
(a) the Chief Executive or his/her representative; and
(b) the service head or project officer responsible for the invitation of the tenders or his/her representative.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Reading Council is inviting tenders to provide a drug an alcohol, behaviour change, treatment and recovery service to adults aged 18 plus. Local authorities are responsible for improving the health of their local population and reducing health inequalities. Drug and alcohol services are not a statutory or mandated service – however the public health grant conditions state local authorities must have regard to the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, its drug and alcohol misuse treatment services.
Service Provision: Reading Borough Council requires an integrated behaviour change, treatment and recovery focused service to meet the public health grant conditions, national guidance, local strategic priorities and best practice. The service will be for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-substance misuse and those using new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”) as well as those dependent on prescription and over the counter medicines. The integrated service will be provided to substance misusers with a range of complexities such as poly-drug use, mental health problems, pregnancy, involvement with criminal activity and those leaving prison. The service will include a range of interventions including needle exchange, harm reduction, targeted prevention, early interventions, shared care, needle exchange supplies and waste services, psycho social interventions and treatment. Contract term: The intended contract term will be an initial period of 3 years commencing 1.10.2019 and then two (2) possible two (2) year extensions subject to availability of funding and satisfactory contract performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.
Contract Value: The estimated annual contract values are:
Year 1) 1.10.2019 to 31.3.2020 (6 month period) 928 675,50 GBP
Year 2) 1.4.2020 to 31.3.2021 (12 month period) 1 990 949 GBP
Year 3) 1.4.2021 to 31.3.2022 (12 month period) 1 990 949 GBP
Year 4) 1.4.2022 to 30.9.2023 (6 month period) 995 474,50 GBP
Total 3 year term contract value is estimated at 5 906 048 GBP.
For illustrative purposes the estimated total lifetime value of the contract is specified below, however this will be dependent on future funding allocations. Seven (7) year contract estimated at 13 869 844 GBP
TUPE: Tenderers are advised that RBC believes that the transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 and/or European Communities Acquired Rights directive 77/187, may apply. Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council`s e-tendering system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home and complete as instructed.
VI.4.1)Review body
Reading
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: