Award

Peer Support and Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Service

  • Suffolk County Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-017040

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d69b

Published 15 June 2023, 2:10pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Rd

IPSWICH

IP12BX

Contact

Gillian Glanville

Email

gillian.glanville@suffolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1473264478

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolk.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

Peer Support and Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Peer Support and IAG Suffolk-wide service for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD&A) who are not required to have Care Act eligible needs to access the service

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: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Direct award of a block contract for a period of 15 months from 3rd July 2023 to allow for market engagement and tender process to be undertaken.

The contract will be for Peer Support and IAG Suffolk-wide service for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD&A) who are not required to have Care Act eligible needs to access the service.

Market Engagement for a future procurement is expected to commence during October 2024.

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:

The direct award contract period is to allow Suffolk County Council to undertake a strategic review and evaluation of the current service prior to undertaking market engagement during October 2024

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 June 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Realise Futures

Lovetofts Drive

Ipswich

IP1 5NZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
Companies House

7828443

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £250,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk County Council

Ipswich

Country

United Kingdom