Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
http://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
CYP Nicotine Cessation Service Designing.
Reference number
NCCT42963
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council (NCC) are seeking to procure an organisation/s to work with us in the design and evaluation of nicotine use reduction interventions to Children and Young People (CYP) and their families. The provider will work with NCC and wider partners across 3 stages of the project as follows: Stage 1 - Design of interventionsStage 2 – Development of training courses to enable the delivery of the interventions. Stage 3 – Evaluation of both the training and intervention outcomes. This contract does not extend to the operational delivery of interventions, but NCC are interested in working with a partner/s who have knowledge and expertise in delivering the developed training needed to implement the intervention.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
UKH17 - Breckland and South NorfolkUKH16 - North and West NorfolkUKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NCC Public Health are seeking to develop an integrated approach to the delivery of targeted nicotine reduction interventions to CYP (up to 18th birthday and under) and their families. Due to the lack of evidence base in this area we are seeking to procure a provider/s to work with us in the development of these interventions across the 3 previously outlined stages. We will be seeking proposals from providers with relevant experience in the subject or client group. For example:• Smoking cessation providers• Research and training providers • Organisations working with children and young people at risks of harm. The project will contribute to the development of an evidence base of good practice and will be implemented using a coproduction approach with wider partners, CYP and their families. It is the intention that all intellectual property rights including copyright etc which are derived from this contract will be owned and retained by NCC or alternatively that NCC is granted a perpetual, royalty free, non-revocable license with the right to sub-license and amend. There will be opportunity to seek written approval for publicity purposes associated with working with NCC on this intervention programmeWe are seeking to consult with potential providers to further develop our proposed approach prior to an imminent more formal procurement activity/process. Norfolk County Council are at the early stage of commissioning this requirement. The purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to alert the market and to ascertain the markets interest in this contract.Commissioners will hold an engagement and consultation events for interested providers on the 6th of June 2024. This will be held on Microsoft Teams If you are interested in attending an engagement event, please do register an interest on our in-tend procurement system.We are seeking as part of the market engagement process input from potential providers to enable us to understand the potential ‘cost range’ of the project before determining a final approach to the budget value. This will be managed via a confidential survey post the market engagement event.
two.2.14) Additional information
Commissioners will hold an engagement and consultation events for interested providers on the 6th of June 2024. This will be held on Microsoft Teams If you are interested in attending an engagement event, please do register an interest on our in-tend procurement system.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
21 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Councils e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement and to register an interest in attending the market engagement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.Please note that this PIN notice is for 3 Nuts Areas as follows UKH17 - Breckland and South NorfolkUKH16 - North and West NorfolkUKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk