Contract

Drug Related Death Telephone Counselling Service

  • Surrey County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003880

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dc06

Published 5 February 2025, 5:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Surrey County Council

Woodhatch Place

REIGATE

RH28EF

Contact

Andrew Clarke

Email

andrew.clarke@surreycc.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3456009009

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ26 - East Surrey

Companies House

DN2722

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.surreycc.gov.uk

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

Drug Related Death Telephone Counselling Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This PSR direct award C procedure notice of intention to award a contract to current provider.

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: £157,901

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is intended to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C for the provision of Drug Related Death Telephone Counselling Service for a period of 5 years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: cost / Weighting: 0

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:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

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

28 November 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

Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care

Guildford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
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)

Total value of the contract/lot: £157,901


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 17 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'

There written representations should be sent to heather.ryder@surreycc.gov.uk

The award decision-makers were:

Heather Ryder - SCC, Senior Public Health Lead; Camilla Edmiston - Woking Borough Council, Community Safety Policy Officer; Sarah Haywood - Surrey Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Serious Violence Programme Lead.

Through the assessment of their submission, the provider meets each of the key criteria listed as part of the PSR process.

Stand out points include:

1. Quality / innovation - the service is one of a kind nationally, providing expert support to those in need of the service and an opportunity to develop networks on completion of the counselling. The service also provides a learning opportunity for reducing future overdoses.

2. Value - due to the model of provision, the return on investment ratio for the service is high for this service; the cost to run is minimal yet is available to the entire adult population of Surrey who require this level of support.

3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - the virtual groupwork opportunity provides those impacted by a drug-related death with ongoing support from others with similar experiences.

4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - the service offers easy access to those requiring their support (vitual), including offering pre-arranged sessions out of hours and at weekends to suit the need of the service users.

5. Social value - the service uses local counsellors and the virtual / online approach reduces impact on the environment.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom