Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kirklees Council
High Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 2NF
Contact
Mohammed Sidat
mohammed.sidat@kirklees.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1484221000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
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
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Kirklees Integrated Sexual Health Services
Reference number
KMCPH-023
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kirklees Council ("the Council") wishes to commission a service to provide Integrated Sexual Health Serviceswithin the Kirklees area.
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") is conducting this procurement process under the "LightTouch" regime of Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (the "PCR 2015").
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £38,660,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Main site or place of performance
Kirklees
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Due to the anticipated value of the service, the contract will be awarded by a process similar to the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation under the PCRs 2015. Invitations to Tender will be advertised and managed through the regional procurement portal, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1 of this Notice (www.yortender.co.uk). Interested economic operators for the service must express their interest in this opportunity via YORtender, by downloading the documentation and submitting their full tender response by the deadline detailed at Section lV.2.2 of this notice. Bidders should submit both their completed Selection Questionnaires (SQ) and Supplier Submission Document (full Tender response) together by the deadline for initial tenders. Bidders should note that their Tender responses will only be evaluated substantively once suitability of the Bidders has been assessed in accordance with the selection criteria and minimum levels of suitability, as detailed in the SQ. Bidders who fail to satisfy the minimum requirements stipulated in the SQ will be eliminated from the process at this stage and their Tender response will not be subject to further evaluation. In order to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender which best meets the Council's requirements the Council may elect to either:
- award the Contract following the Evaluation Period without carrying out a Negotiation Period; or,
- commence the Negotiation Period and enter into negotiations with the Bidders who have submitted Tenders in order to improve the content of those Tenders.
The Council reserves the right to only negotiate with the top three (3) scoring Tenderers following evaluation of the initial Tenders.
Kirklees Council ("the Council") wishes to commission a service to provide Integrated Sexual Health Services within the Kirklees area.
The Contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2022 and expire on 31st March 2027, with an option to extend for a further period, or for successive periods, up to 31st March 2032.
The Service is likely to be subject to the implications of the Acquired Rights Directive EU2001/23/EC and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (as amended)("TUPE"). However, it is a matter for the economic operators to determine for themselves whether or not TUPE applies, and it is strongly recommended by the Contracting Authority that economic operators seek their own independent professional advice (including any legal, financial or actuarial advice) in this respect in order to fully understand the potential consequences of TUPE before compiling and submitting their Tender. Some high level anonymised TUPE liability information is available from the Contracting Authority on receipt of a signed NDA, refer to the Information and Instructions Document.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 10
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £38,660,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
It is anticipated that the contract will initially run for a period of 5 years with the successful service provider, with the provision to extend the contract by up to a maximum of 5 further
12-month periods. The anticipated commencement date of the contract is 1.4.2022.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
The minimum criteria for consideration of this contract is described in the Selection Questionnaire document, under the scoring and assessment section. Qualitative and financial criteria are outlined in the Invitation to Tender document, including minimum score thresholds for qualitative criteria. The Council reserves the right to exclude any Bidder whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the Tender Documentation (available from the address at 1.3 above). Applicants will Pass/Fail on the basis of being financially viable. The rationale applied will be Applicants being able to demonstrate that the net worth quoted on the latest year of their balance sheet is positive.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-000766
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 May 2021
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Bidders should note that the Contract relates to services that fall under the "light touch" regime of Regulations
74 to 77 of the PCR 2015. This Procurement Exercise will therefore be run in accordance with the PCR 2015 as
they apply to "light touch" services. While the Council is following a process similar to the competitive procedure
with negotiation under the PCR 2015 neither that fact nor any other statements, acts or omissions of the Council
in connection with this Procurement Exercise should be taken as indicating that the Council intends to be bound
by the provisions of the PCR 2015 or the general principles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union to any greater extent than applies by law.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework),Regulation 87 (Standstill periods) and Chapter 6 (Applications to Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), the contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the Contract is communicated to economic operators. This period allows any unsuccessful economic operator(s) to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the award of the Contract to the successful economic operators. Such additional information should be requested from the address at Sections I.1 and I.3 of this Notice above. If an appeal regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, then the Public Contracts Regulations2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are 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 started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or sought to have grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limited for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the Contract has not been awarded, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If however the Contract has been awarded, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the Contract to be ineffective.