Contract

Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service.

  • SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017176

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043b77

Published 3 June 2024, 3:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Sandwell Council House,Freeth St

OLDBURY

B693DE

Contact

Tharmista Godbehere

Email

tharmista_godbehere@sandwell.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1215692200

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG37 - Sandwell

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sandwell.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

Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service.

Reference number

PH0111-7

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The aim of this service is to focus on primary prevention (i.e. preventing a first injurious fall) by improving on strength and balance, working collaboratively with relevant partners such as our in-house lifestyles service, Healthy Sandwell or with local NHS services for example, to provide falls awareness information and connect residents to reduce social isolation / loneliness.

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: £238,827.19

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG37 - Sandwell

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The aim of this service is to focus on primary prevention (i.e. preventing a first injurious fall) by improving on strength and balance, working collaboratively with relevant partners such as our in-house lifestyles service, Healthy Sandwell or with local NHS services for example, to provide falls awareness information and connect residents to reduce social isolation / loneliness.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £238,827.19‬.

This is considered an existing service that has been awarded to a new provider.

The Contract length is 2 years, from 19/07/2024 to 18/07/2026 plus 1 year optional extension period.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Key Criteria Value - The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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: 2024/S 000-005528


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

3 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Age UK Birmingham

Stratford House Stratford Place

Birmingham

B12 0HT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House

7334392

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £238,827.19


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regine) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13 June 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.

Any Representations are to be made via the In-tend Portal; https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc. You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities and once you have found the relevant opportunity please send a correspondence.

The relative importance of the key criteria was as follows:

1. Quality and innovation, 10%;

2. Value, 60% (of this 50% was Price and 10% was Value considerations);

3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability, 10%;

4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, 10%;

5. Social Value, 10%.

This also took account of the Council's own policies in regards to Procurement procedures.

The assessment panel was made up of council staff. The assessment panel was facilitated by a Procurement officer.

All bidders were assessed using the assessment criteria outlined in the Invitation to Competitive Tender. The successful bidder passed the basic selection criteria and was the highest scoring in regard to the Key Criteria.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom