Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Rachel Horne
Telephone
+44 3330322307
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Psychosocial Alcohol Interventions and Recovery Service (PAIRS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Essex County Council commissioned a provider to deliver advice, support and information in relation to alcohol misuse, to provide assessment, care planning and appropriate interventions to those with alcohol misuse issues and concerns; to provide pre and post detoxification support for those needing community or residential detoxification. The contract will be held by Essex County Council who will manage the contract. Throughout this specification it is assumed that services will be provided to alcohol misusing adults, young people (17 and 18 assessed as suitable for adult services), whole families and those vulnerable clients/groups who have been identified as either at risk or affected from substance misuse.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2019/S 039-088565
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
0697
Title
Psychosocial Alcohol Interventions and Recovery Service
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
18 January 2019
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Phoenix House T/a Phoenix Futures
68 Newington Causeway
London
SE1 6DF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Companies House
01626869
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £5,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under 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. This contract has now been formally modified.
In line with the specified NHS England guidance regarding the supporting evidence for PSR transparency notices, please be advised that the Council's decision makers who approved this contractual extension were the Executive Director, Economy, Investment and Public Health in consultation with Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration and the Council's Executive Director, Corporate Services, Section 151 officer.
Please note that the details of the successful bidder were subject to a change notice following the publication of the original contract award notice to address a clerical error. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the details of the successful bidder in this FTS transparency notice reflect the correct position as detailed in the OJEU change notice (reference number: 2019/S 049-113334).
In addition, please note that the original contract award notice for this service incorrectly attributed the full budget of £5,000,000 as the awarded value rather than reflecting the scope of the successful bidder's tendered rate due to a clerical error. As the guidance notes for the FTS transparency notice specify that the details in sections I to VI inclusive should reflect the published information in the original contract award notice, this position has been maintained in Section V 2.4 Total Value of the Procurement . For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the information within Section VII (Modifications to the contract - Section VII 2.3 Increase in price) reflects the impact of the contract variation on the awarded value rather than the incorrectly specified value within the original contract award notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Psychosocial Alcohol Interventions and Recovery Service (PAIRS) provides advice, support and information in relation to alcohol misuse, to provide assessment, care planning and appropriate interventions to those with alcohol misuse issues and concerns; to provide pre and post detoxification support for those needing community or residential detoxification.
This provision is an integral part of the system wide response to substance misuse in Essex. The PAIRS service provides flexible, specialist, wrap around support, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of clients. Support is not time limited, and the provider will also continue to work with clients, notwithstanding periods of disengagement, in order to reach their individualised goals.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£928,795
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Phoenix House T/a Phoenix Futures
68 Newington Causeway
London
SE1 6DF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
01626869
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The Council has secured governance approval to enact a contract extension for the PAIRS service for a period of 12 months, commencing on 2nd April 2024, at a maximum total cost of £928,795.00.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The proposed extension of 12 months will avoid the potential risk of a break in delivery of the service and disruption to the support and treatment of service users, as well as allow time to ensure that the best route is taken for awarding a new long term contract using the processes required by the Provider Selection Regime.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £4,620,193.79
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £5,548,988.79