Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
City Hall, 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
Contact
Mr Yatish Shah
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1164542348
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF21 - Leicester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
West Leicestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
56 Wood Gate
Loughborough
Contact
Mr Yatish Shah
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westleicestershireccg.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
East Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
County Hall
Leicester
Contact
Mr Yatish Shah
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://eastleicestershireandrutlandccg.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
St John's House, 30 East Street
Leicester
Contact
Mr Yatish Shah
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.leicestercityccg.nhs.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
ASC0267 - Direct Payments Support Service
Reference number
DN567829
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a contract award notice. Leicester City Council (‘the ‘Authority’) invited Tenders for the provision of Direct Payments Support Service. Leicester City Council (LCC) led the procurement on behalf of Leicester City Council and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Groups (LLR CCGs).
The Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS) will support and enable people who choose to
take all or part of their Personal Budget/Personal Health Budget as a Direct Payment (DP),
to use and manage their DP as easily as possible and, where they wish, independently.
The requirement is that for each organisation that is awarded the Framework Agreement it
must then provide all the following key functions/Services in respect of the Direct Payments
Support Service:
• Initial support and set up of a DP, including advice and guidance
• Recruitment and selection support for Personal Assistants
• Payroll services and employment advice
• Managed accounts (Third Party)
The DPSS service will be available to people and families assessed by Leicester City Council
as being eligible for both Adult and Children’s Social Care Services living in Leicester, as well
as people assessed by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning
Groups (LLRCCG) as being eligible for a personal health budget across Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland.
The Authority is to establish Framework Agreements, with up to three providers for the
provision of Direct Payments Support Service. The Authority provides no guarantee of any
work to any successful provider/s.
The Authority conducted this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and
Other Specific Services, as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015, at Section 7
(Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3. The procurement process was not be conducted
under the Public Contract Regulations 2015; however, it was be similar to that of an Open
procedure. The Process was, unlike an Open Procedure, included the flexibility, as allowed
under the Light Touch Regime with various evaluation stages as detailed in the Invitation to
Tender documentation.
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: £6,300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF21 - Leicester
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Up to a maximum of 3 providers are awarded the Framework Agreement.
The initial term of the Framework Agreements is approximately 5 years from the Service
Commencement Date 7th November 2022 to 7th November 2027 with the option to
extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for 2
further periods of up to no more than 24 months in total, to up to 4th November 2029, i.e.
potentially up to 7 years from and including Service Commencement Date.
The Invitation to Tender document and its appendices and all other documentation issued to
Tenderers sets out the details of the Authority’s requirements.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Framework Agreements (FAs) will be Open FAs.
Throughout the duration of the Framework, the Authority may review the Framework and
may open the Framework at its own discretion when a service need arises. A service need
includes (but is not limited to):
• a lack of capacity from current Providers and therefore there is a need to supplement the
Framework List of Providers beyond the numbers operating on the Framework Agreement at
that time;
• an increase in the volume of Service Users requiring Services under the Framework; and
• to replace (if required) Providers who have been removed, suspended from the Framework
Agreement or did not agree to provide Services within any Extension Period.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2022/S 000-000420
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
17 May 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ROSEKEL RESOURCING LTD
Mercury House Shipstones Business Centre, North Gate, Basford,
Nottingham
NG7 7FN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MOSAIC 1898 LTD
2 Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester Forest East
Leicester
LE3 3AW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PURPLE ZEST LIMITED
5th Floor Metropolitan House, 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI71 - Barnet
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: £6,300,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,300,000
Section six. Complementary information
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
B4 6DS
Telephone
+44 1216814441
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Leicester City Council
City Hall, 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom