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Tender to Deliver Southend Sexual Health Service

Friday, 11 September 2020, 11:57

Tender to Deliver Southend Sexual Health Service

Lot 1: Southend Sexual Health Service; Lot 2: Sexual Health Promotion and Community HIV Prevention Service (SHPCHP Service).

United Kingdom-Southend-on-Sea: Health and social work services

2020/S 177-428652

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Postal address: Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Town: Southend-on-Sea
NUTS code: UKH31 Southend-on-Sea
Postal code: SS2 6ER
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Ms Kasey Burke
E-mail: procurementops@southend.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1702215083
Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.southend.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southend.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: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login

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:

Southend Sexual Health Service

 

Reference number: DN495809

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000 Health and social work services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

 

Lot 1: The provider will deliver the Southend Sexual Health Service (‘SSH Service’) levels; 1, 2 and 3 Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) sexual health services for people who self-refer/or who are referred into the SSH Service by other key partners. The SSH Service will provide open access, cost-effective, high quality, confidential provision for; prevention contraception, pregnancy testing, contraceptive health services, testing, diagnosis, treatment, support and management of sexually transmitted infections services according to evidence-based protocols and to the needs of local populations.

Lot 2: The sexual health promotion and prevention service will include the delivery of community-based health promotion and prevention activities relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southend-on-Sea. The sexual health promotion and prevention service is designed to improve knowledge around HIV and STIs, reduce the stigma associated with HIV and STIs, and promote access to testing in local sexual health services.

 

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 8 531 746.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

 

Lot 1: Southend Sexual Health Service;

Lot 2: Sexual Health Promotion and Community HIV Prevention Service (SHPCHP Service).

 

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Southend Sexual Health Service: Lot 1

 

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85100000 Health services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKH31 Southend-on-Sea

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 1: The provider will deliver the Southend Sexual Health Service (‘SSH Service’) levels; 1, 2 and 3 Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) sexual health services for people who self-refer/or who are referred into the SSH Service by other key partners. The SSH Service will provide open access, cost-effective, high quality, confidential provision for; prevention contraception, pregnancy testing, contraceptive health services, testing, diagnosis, treatment, support and management of sexually transmitted infections services according to evidence-based protocols and to the needs of local populations.

 

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 8 279 686.00 GBP

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

Start: 01/04/2021
End: 31/03/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

 

The contract term will run for 48 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025 with an option to extend for up to 24 months, or any part thereof. The latest expiry date of the contract will be 31 March 2027. The extension will be at the discretion of the Council and will be subject to the provider’s high level of service delivery, economic performance and value for money.

Contract value including extension GBP 8 279 686.00.

 

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

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
II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Sexual Health Promotion and Community HIV Prevention Service (SHPCHP Service) — Lot 2

 

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 Health and social work services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKH31 Southend-on-Sea

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 2: The sexual health promotion and prevention service will include the delivery of community-based health promotion and prevention activities relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southend-on-Sea. The sexual health promotion and prevention service is designed to improve knowledge around HIV and STIs, reduce the stigma associated with HIV and STIs, and promote access to testing in local sexual health services.

 

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value

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

Start: 01/04/2021
End: 31/03/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

 

The contract term will run for 48 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025 with an option to extend for up to 24 months, or any part thereof. The latest expiry date of the contract will be 31 March 2027. The extension will be at the discretion of the Council and will be subject to the provider’s high level of service delivery, economic performance and value for money.

Contract value including extension GBP 312 000.00.

 

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

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: 19/10/2020
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

Tender must be valid until: 31/03/2027

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 19/10/2020
Local time: 12:00
Place:

Electronic tender.

 

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Corporate procurement Team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.

 

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Royal Courts of Justic
Town: London
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:

07/09/2020