Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Contact
Ms Karishma Sheikh
Karishma.sheikh@liverpool.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1513512181
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
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
Healthwatch Liverpool
Reference number
DN681059
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 contracts will provide statutory services. Healthwatch England is the national consumer
champion in health and care. They have significant statutory powers to ensure the voice of
the consumer is strengthened and heard by those who commission, deliver and regulate
health and care services.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 introduced a statutory duty for Local Authorities to
make arrangements for a local Healthwatch to be the Health and social care consumer
champion, this replaced the Local Involvement Networks (LINk’s)
The main service requirement is to provide a local Healthwatch service in line with all the
relevant legislation. There is also a strong argument to strengthen the role of Healthwatch to
provide the information and advice about NHS and social care services to ensure best value
for money.
There will also be a requirement to update and manage the data on the Live Well Liverpool
data base and the specific directories that data subsequently feeds.
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: £2,046,295
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main service requirement is to provide a local Healthwatch service in line with all the
relevant legislation. There is also a strong argument to strengthen the role of Healthwatch to
provide the information and advice about NHS and social care services to ensure best value
for money.
There will also be a requirement to update and manage the data on the Live Well Liverpool
data base and the specific directories that data subsequently feeds.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 20
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-031626
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN681059/ PR376
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Liverpool Advocacy Rights Information Development and Equality CIC (Laridae CIC)
51 Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2AH
enquiries@healthwatchliverpool.co.uk
Telephone
+44 3007777007
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,046,295
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
TBC
TBC
Country
United Kingdom