Contract

Criminal Justice & Complex Needs Employment Specialist

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013399

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fe19

Published 7 April 2025, 1:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex

Southend On Sea

SS26FA

Contact

megan hunt

Email

meganhunt@southend.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southend.gov.uk

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

Criminal Justice & Complex Needs Employment Specialist

Reference number

PSR001

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Southend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol treatment & recovery support contract to an existing provider under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. This employment specialist role will also engage with individuals with drug / alcohol use who are not yet known to treatment services.

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: £45,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Southend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol treatment & recovery support contract to an existing provider under the PSR Direct Award Process C. This employment specialist role will also engage with individuals with drug / alcohol use who are not yet known to treatment services.

Approximate Lifetime Value of Contract: £45,000

Est Start Date: 01.04.25

Est End Date - 31.03.26

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: 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 award 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 and the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 17th April 2025. The 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: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Criminal Justice & Complex Needs Employment Specialist

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 March 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

Open Road

12 North Hill

Colchester

CO1 1DZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway
Companies House

2806113

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £45,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £45,000


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 Contract Regulations 2015 and the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers via emails to jamiepennycott@southend.gov.uk by midnight on the 17th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Decision Makers: Drug & Alcohol Commissioning Officers

Justification for award: The existing provider has met all KPI's for the existing contract. The contract specification, terms & conditions, contract term & contract value remain unchanged & therefore the conditions for the considerable change threshold are not met, satisfying the conditions to meet direct award route C.

Key criteria considered in the decision making process include:

Quality & Innovation (20%)

Value: In terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of an arrangement (20%)

Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%)

Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (20%)

Social Value (20%)

Conflict of Interest Assessments have been completed for this procurement & no conflicts were identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom