Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
26 Ellerby Mews, Thornley
DURHAM
DH6 3FB
Contact
Louiza McIntosh
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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
County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Reference number
DN538504
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
County Durham is developing a proposal for a different way of working with our communities and delivering interventions, at a locality place-based level. With this in mind we are seeking a group of organisations to work with us in an Alliance.
The aim of the Alliance is to co-produce, co-ordinate and provide a range of support services for people with mental health needs.
The Alliance will provide support to people to become independent and, where possible, prevent the need for social care services along with support to step down from services, by providing the right support at the right time.
The service will need to promote wellbeing as a concept to individuals in order to build resilience and help keep individuals mentally, emotionally, and physically well. The service should sign-post or support individuals to take part in activities that promote wellbeing.
The Alliance will include the providers and commissioners and will help improve access to information and support, remove the barriers between services and departments, improve and strengthen partnership working and further integrate care and health services.
The proposed funding will be circa £2.3m annually, and it is hoped that this can be maintained during the life of the contract, however, this is reliant on national fiscal policy and local circumstances.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £23,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Main site or place of performance
County of Durham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Invitation to Tender is issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social and other specific services, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs), and using a procedure analogous to Regulation 29 of the PCRs 2015 for Competition with Negotiation.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £23,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
84
two.2.14) Additional information
With option to extend for a further 36 months from the contract end date
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Procedure involving negotiation
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
This Invitation to Tender is issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social and other specific services, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs), and using a procedure analogous to Regulation 29 of the PCRs 2015 for Competition with Negotiation.
It is at the sole discretion of the Council whether the negotiation stage will be used, also the Council may opt to accept a bidder's initial submission and not request a final submission following the negotiation stage.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 203-494887
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 June 2021
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England & Wales
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 20794760000
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information of the award of the Contract was communicated to bidders. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful bidder to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Regulations 2015 provide the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).