Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
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
Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Award is for delivery of a nationally funded Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS). CCS will provide a structure of clinical, and non-clinical staff who can support families within the Norfolk Western locality with face to Face appointments. Delivery will be designed to support both antenatal service delivery, and mandatory checks up to and including the age of 2.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £698,922 / Highest offer: £850,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Award is for delivery of a nationally funded Start For Life (SfL) Workforce Pilot within Cambridge Community Services (CCS). CCS will provide a structure of clinical, and non-clinical staff who can support families within the Norfolk Western locality with Face to Face appointments. Delivery will be designed to support both antenatal service delivery, and mandatory checks up to and including the age of 2.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This award is under the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) 2024 - Direct Award Process A.
The values in this notice are the minimum and maximum that maybe needed during the life of this pilot contract.
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:
Direct award process A must be used when all of the following apply:
• there is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate
• the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate can only be provided by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services
The Start for Life Workforce Pilot exists as an enhancement of the current Health Visitor led Start For Life offering. The pilot seeks to broaden the workforce, supplementing the existing provision with a new Band 3 and Band 4 workforce, and Band 7 Clinical Management staff. These staff will continue to work within the existing Start For Life framework. Cambridge Community Services (CCS) are the existing and only provider of such services in Norfolk and as such are already responsible for delivering within the provision to which the Workforce Pilot relates.
Contractually, CCS are already responsible for the delivery, including the recruitment of the Health Visitor resources and there are no other providers of Health Visiting services in Norfolk. The monies from central government have clear definition requirements that the Workforce Pilot will only be able to target specific family and child cohorts and success criteria for the Pilot, requires data sets spanning multiple, overlapping service providers within the same service.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust
Unit 7/8 Meadow Park St. Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 4LG
St. Ives
PE27 4LG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £698,992 / Highest offer: £850,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a direct award under Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) 2024. This contract concerns additional monies for a workforce pilot in health visiting services. As Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust hold the contract for Norfolk for the Health Visiting Service there is no other provider that can undertake this pilot.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom