Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Contact
Miss Gill Astill
Telephone
+44 1512330591
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD72 - Liverpool
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com
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
HIV Prevention & Support Service
Reference number
DN591838
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Liverpool City Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and competent providers to provide HIV Prevention and Support Services.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,164,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The HIV Prevention & Support Service will work with Liverpool residents from key populations, communities and vulnerable groups identified as being most at risk of exposure to HIV to improve sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing outcomes. The Service will play a key role in helping to co-ordinate and undertake HIV testing, whilst carrying out prevention work across the city. This work will include education and training with communities and partners to increase HIV awareness and reduce stigma.
The Service will also raise awareness of contraceptive and pregnancy choices, sexual consent and facilitate access to wider health services, as well as promoting, normalising and facilitating access to key HIV prevention initiatives such as PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), condoms and lubricant and community-based HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing.
The service will also provide support, counselling and group work where required, for those people newly diagnosed with HIV, or currently living with HIV.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality/ Technical / Weighting: 80%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 10%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,164,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
72
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 March 2022
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 March 2022
Local time
4:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom