Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services
Reference number
DN607416
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Council wishes to award multiple contracts for the Provision of Substance Misuse Recovery and Treatment Services.
The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) informed Local Authorities of their intention to award indicative sums of additional funding to support improvements in the quality and capacity of local drug and alcohol treat
ment systems in 2022/23 to 2024/25.
The Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant is to be used to directly address the aims of the treatment and recovery section of the drug strategy.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
33
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
1st July 2022 - 31st March 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2022/S 000-018273
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2022/S 000-010648
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
15 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
Humankind Charity
Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
515755
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
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: £4,682,819
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
Decision Makers: Director of Public Health and Officers of Public Health Senior Management Team.
Declared Conflicts of Interest: None
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 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
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
To enable the provider to deliver interventions approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) for Year 3 (2024/25) of the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant and the Housing Support Grant. The plans for Year 3 of the grants included the delivery of additional posts and interventions by Humankind following confirmation of Durham County Council's allocations by OHID.
Original Contract Price Awarded: £4,684,083
Increase the agreed Contract Price by £782,297 in respect of this modification.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
33
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£6,873,217
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Humankind Charity
Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
515755
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
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):
To modify the above contract, as permitted in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023:
Public Health Senior Management Team agreed on 15 May 2024 to pay Humankind an additional £782,297 during 2024/25 to enable the provider to deliver interventions approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) for Year 3 (2024/25) of the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant and the Housing Support Grant. The plans for Year 3 of the grants included the delivery of additional posts and interventions by Humankind following confirmation of Durham County Council's allocations by OHID.
This modification to the contract is permitted under the Provider Selection Regime regulations as the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the original contract.
Original Contract Price Awarded: £4,684,083
Previous modification during 2022/23 (Year 1): £420,000
Previous modification during 2023/24 (Year 2): £986,837
This modification for 2024/2025 (Year 3 - under PSR): £782,297
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:
the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the original contract
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: £6,090,920
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £6,873,217