Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall,New Road
OXFORD
OX11ND
Contact
Alex White
Telephone
+44 7554339176
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
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
Community Alcohol and Drug Treatment Service
Reference number
245119-2020
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Open procedure in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council Procurement Rules and in accordance with OJEU directives.
The main objectives of the Service are:
- to support adults to reduce or end misuse of drugs and alcohol.
- to support adults in abstaining from drug- and alcohol-associated criminal or anti-social behaviour.
- to reduce harms associated with alcohol and drug use for those who misuse these substances.
- to mitigate negative effects of drug and alcohol substance misuse on the wider community, including avoidable use of emergency health services, fear of crime and burden on social services.
- to mitigate the adverse impact of parental drug and alcohol misuse on children, such as on their educational performance or behaviour.
- to reduce the risk of exposure to, and transmission of, blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted diseases.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
96
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2020/S 101-245119
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CPU2042
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
2 May 2024
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
Turning Point (Services) Ltd
Standon House 21 Mansell St
London
E1 8AA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
2166697
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
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: £42,970,317
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.
Please note that the original contract award notice incorrectly describes the contract value as £19,999,996.00 GBP. This was an error and represents the contract value without the application of contract options including the option to extend the contract. The correct contract value at the point of award, including all contract options was £42,970,317.00 GBP and therefore this figure has been given at V.2.4 above. The original call to competition, the published terms of contract and the contract specification all made the options clear and the higher value would have been obvious to all tenderers when the competition was undertaken.
The decision to modify this contract has been taken through the Council's democratic processes by the Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Children Education and Young People's Services following a report submitted by the Corporate Director of Childrens Services.
No conflicts of interest have been identified or declared by the Council's decision maker in relation to the modification of this contract.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC1A 2LL
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
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The aim of this service is to provide comprehensive and fully integrated treatment and care for any adult in Oxfordshire who is experiencing problems with their alcohol and drug use at any level.
The main objectives of the Service are:
- to support adults to reduce or end misuse of drugs and alcohol.
- to support adults in abstaining from drug- and alcohol-associated criminal or anti-social behaviour.
- to reduce harms associated with alcohol and drug use for those who misuse these substances.
- to mitigate negative effects of drug and alcohol substance misuse on the wider community, including avoidable use of emergency health services, fear of crime and burden on social services.
- to mitigate the adverse impact of parental drug and alcohol misuse on children, such as on their educational performance or behaviour.
- to reduce the risk of exposure to, and transmission of, blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted diseases
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
96
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£46,752,209
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Turning Point (Services) Ltd
Standon House 21 Mansell St
London
E1 8AA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
2166697
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
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 contract has been previously modified in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as it was the regime in force at the point when the modifications were made. The total value attributed to these modifications is £3,377,638 ("PCR Modifications")
As this contract is a health service, this contract now falls under the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The value of the current modification is £404,254. Although the current modification has a value less than £500K the cumulative total when combined with the PCR Modifications is £3,781,892 which is 8.8% of the original contract value.
Under the current modification, the Council will expand the Oxfordshire Family Solutions Plus (FSP) Teams and fund a further 9.7 whole time equivalent staff for the period 1st August 2024 to 31st March 2028 inclusive (subject to the termination provisions of the Contract). The modification will also allow for more home visits to take place and for additional consumable costs to be met under the contract. This will allow this provision to better support children and families in need of help and protection through the FSP Teams, that are currently provided under the Contract
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:
Modification of this contract is made in accordance with Regulation 13(1)(d) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 as both of the criteria in paragraph (2) are met. Therefore, the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character; and, the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract or framework agreement since it was entered into or concluded is less than 25% of the lifetime value of the original contract or framework agreement when it was entered into or concluded.
An increase to the contract value was required due to the high level of inflationary increases experienced since the whole time equivalent staff price was set in 2019 when the contract was procured. In addition, the value did not sufficiently cover the on-costs or staff travel required, as the service has a higher level of home visits and travel across the localities than was originally anticipated. The contract value now also includes consumable costs such as drug testing kits and harm reduction materials not in the original procurement.
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: £46,347,955
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £46,752,209