Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House
Irvine
KA12 8EE
Contact
William Tomelty, Team Leader (Procurement Support)
williamtomelty@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1294324354
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
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
Mental Health Peer Support Service within North Ayrshire
Reference number
NAC/5120
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North Ayrshire Council (“NAC”) requires the provision of a mental health peer support service within North Ayrshire.
The service provides one-to-one befriending/social support and activity-based group support with the aim of supporting people to engage with their local communities. The service is accessible to adults aged between 18 and 65, residing in North Ayrshire, who have a recognised or diagnosed mental health problem.
The anticipated start date is 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2025 with the option to extend by up to 24 months until 31st March 2027. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
The budget for this contract is 80,000 GPB per annum / 320,000 GPB over the maximum 4 year contract duration. However, the budget includes an anticipated 2.5% increase year on year aligned to the Scottish Living Wage and subject to available Scottish Government settlement.
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: £320,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NAC requires the provision of a mental health peer support service within North Ayrshire.
The service provides one-to-one befriending/social support and activity-based group support with the aim of supporting people to engage with their local communities. The service is accessible to adults aged between 18 and 65, residing in North Ayrshire, who have a recognised or diagnosed mental health problem.
The anticipated start date is 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2025 with the option to extend by up to 24 months until 31st March 2027. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
The budget for this contract is 80,000 GBP per annum / 320,000 GBP over the maximum 4 year contract duration. However, the budget includes an anticipated 2.5% increase year on year aligned to the Scottish Living Wage and subject to available Scottish Government settlement.
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) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
In order to achieve the most economically advantageous tender, a quality ratio of 100% will be used. There is no weighting against price as the budget for this contract has already been set.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-002720
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
22 March 2023
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: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penumbra
Norton Park , 57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5QY
Telephone
+44 1314752380
Fax
+44 1314752391
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £320,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1.
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots
Requires additional contract management resource which is not available
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
The contract terms are NAC's Conditions of Contract.
(SC Ref:726857)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
Telephone
+44 1563550024
Country
United Kingdom