Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Town Hall, Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI3 - Inner London – West
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Age UK Older People’s Preventative Services Contract
Reference number
prj_WCC_18115
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Integrated Commissioning Department of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster have awarded a contract to Age UK Kensington & Chelsea for the provision of an RBKC Older People's Preventative 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: £975,370
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98330000 - Physical well-being services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall aim of the Older People’s Preventative Service is to enable older residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) particularly those who are isolated, excluded and vulnerable to access services that enable them to live independently with improved health and wellbeing. The service will aim to ensure service users enjoy a good quality of life in their local community by having access to a range of services which aim to reduce the risk of social isolation and support the delivery of services which target the modifiable risk factors for dementia (depression, social isolation, lack of physical activity).
The service shall help meet key public health outcomes including health related quality of life for older people (e.g. combating anxiety and depression), reducing excess deaths in winter through supporting food and fuel poverty initiatives and reducing hip fractures through exercise and mobility fracture prevention.
The programme shall be delivered in four ways:
1) Older People’s Main Preventative service (‘Main service’) will incorporate the following elements:
• Exercise Provision – Community exercise sessions & exercise for the mind sessions
• Health Promotion Activity
• Travel Mentoring/Escorting
• Intergenerational event & activities
• Shopping Support
• Small DIY Support
• Befriending
2) Information and Advice (‘I&A’) service
3) Dementia 1:1 support service
4) Carers Alliance Service (CAS)
The contract will be for an initial period of 18 months at a cost of £731,452, with the option to extend for a further 6 month period at a cost of £243,817. During this term, services will be redesigned following significant changes caused by the pandemic, and a competitive procurement exercise will be undertaken for future service provision which continues to meet the needs of residents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority at its absolute discretion can extend the contract period from 18 months for a further period of 6 months. The maximum contract term is two (2) years.
The contract value includes the 6 month extension option for The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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:
A service review was carried out in 2019 with the intension to conduct a procurement exercise for services commencing 1st April 2021. These services required AUKC to deliver a range of face to face services, however due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic these were no longer suitable options. Instead commissioners worked with AUKC to develop a hybrid model to ensure continuity of services within government guidelines.
There were also capacity issues with a number of providers likely to bid. Continuing with a procurement exercise would have put increased pressure on a number of local providers when responding to the pandemic and a procurement exercise.
During this extension period, commissioners will work to understand the lessons learned from the pandemic, and how newly commissioned services can continue to reduce health inequalities accentuated by the pandemic and associated lockdowns, and demand on ASC and PH services. The intention is to update the service review previously completed and redesign services across the Older People’s Preventative portfolio. Findings from this exercise will inform the procurement strategy and approach taken to reprocuring older people’s preventative services within The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the City of Westminster in the most streamlined and cost effective way. The updated service review will consider various options for service design such as borough-specific models, bi-borough models, targeted vs more generic models, and the integration of services across the Older People’s Preventative portfolio. Following this a competitive procurement exercise will be carried out.
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
Contract No
1
Title
Age UK Older People’s Preventative Services - RBKC Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 July 2021
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
Age UK Kensington & Chelsea
1 Thorpe Close
London
W10 5XL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £975,370
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom