Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF21 - Leicester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
FEW1411 - Recovery Hub (Substance Use)
Reference number
DN742122
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Leicester Recovery Hub will play a key role in supporting vulnerable people engaged in substance use and street lifestyles, including dependent drinkers and drug users. The service will operate from a physical City Centre location, working with partners across the local treatment system to support individuals already in treatment, and those not currently in treatment.
The service provides brief/semi-structured interventions to people with substance use needs, including street drinking and other substances associated to street lifestyle issues. The service also provides a wet day centre provision to allow dependent street drinkers to consume alcohol in a safe environment, whilst receiving interventions.
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: £855,936.25
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF21 - Leicester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provides brief/semi-structured interventions to people with substance use needs, including street drinking and other substances associated to street lifestyle issues. The service also provides a wet day centre provision to allow dependent street drinkers to consume alcohol in a safe environment, whilst receiving interventions.
Leicester City Council ('the Authority') is intending to award this contract to the existing Provider following Direct Award Process C under NHS Provider Selection Regime 2023
The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £855,936.25
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year period.
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
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 27/03/2025. 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: No
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
25 February 2025
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
Inclusion Healthcare Social Enterprise CIC
Charles Berry House, 45 E Bond St, Leicester LE1 4SX
Leicester
LE1 4SX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £855,936.25
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 27/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Any written representations can be sent to liane.pereira@leicester.gov.uk
The decision makers for this award are the Authority's Commissioner for this service.
Conflicts of interest identified among the Public Health Consultant, Lead Commissioner and, Contract Manager: 0. No conflicts or potential conflicts have been declared.
Each of these elements are considered fundamental to the delivery of the service, and are assessed as having equal weighting as part of the decision making. Commissioners also considered the relative importance of each of the key criteria. In assessing this, a decision was reached that each of the criteria should be considered as having equal weight, owing the need for a holistic service offer that satisfies each of the criteria. These key criteria were selected on this basis (of course, the full service spec outlies additional service requirements beyond these criteria).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)
Priory Courts 33 Bull Street, Birmingham
Birmingham
B4 6DS
Country
United Kingdom