Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Rd
IPSWICH
IP12BX
Contact
Hilary Anderson
hilary.anderson@suffolk.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Short Term Enablement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Short-term enablement for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD & A), some of whom may also have Mental Health issues.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £993,214.50
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award a block contract to incumbent supplier for a period of 18 months from 3rd April 2023.
The contract will be for a Short-term Enablement for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD & A), some of whom may also have Mental Health issues. However, the service will aim to have a greater focus on 1) preventing people from requiring longer-term support and, 2) short-term crisis intervention.
Market Engagement for a future procurement is expected to commence during October 2024.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The direct award contract period is to allow Suffolk County Council to undertake a strategic review and evaluation of the current service prior to undertaking market engagement during October 2024
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Leading Lives
12 Great Whip Street
Ipswich
IP2 8EZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Mutuals Public Register
31457R
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £993,214.50
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Ipswich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the
point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This
period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting
authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has
not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide
for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or 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.