Awarded contract

Distress Brief Intervention

  • North Lanarkshire Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-007540

Published 8 March 2024, 2:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Denise McElroy

Email

CorporateProcurement@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

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

Distress Brief Intervention

Reference number

NLC-CPT-23-088

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a contract with a sole contractor for Distress Brief Intervention.

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The approach to this procurement is in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).

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: £1,917,013

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
  • UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is to secure a sole Contractor who will support the Contracting Body to fulfill its requirement for Distress Brief Intervention across North & South Lanarkshire as part of the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Strategy 2017 – 2027.

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Duration:

01/04/2024 until 31/03/2026 with additional 1 year option until 31/01/2027 (2 years plus 1 year extension option).

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Budget:

The allocated budget for this project is 1,918,262 GBP (excluding VAT) over the maximum 3 year period (36 months). This budget is fixed for the full contract duration.

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Further to this overview, the complete 'Details of Requirements' forms part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack; please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

Main features of the award procedure are stated within the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack. Please refer to the PCS-Tender project referenced in this Notice.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-035052


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

8 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lifelink

Suite 4, Melisa House, 3 Brand Place

Glasgow

G51 1DR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,917,013


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:760531)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Scottish Courts

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.