Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Durham
DH15WB
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
County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services
Reference number
DN686470
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health 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:
This contract is for County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services.
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity to deliver County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services. The services consists of 5 specialist service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots Service
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad Service
5. NHS Health Programme - Check Wellbeing Advisors
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-006903
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DN686470
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC13 - Darlington
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Partnership
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Pioneering Care Partnership
Newton Aycliffe
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1067888
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: £28,925,610
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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
There were no conflicts of interest declared by Officers of the Council who were decision makers.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England (PSR Review Panel)
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
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
- 85323000 - Community health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This contract is for County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services.
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity to deliver County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services. The services consists of 5 specialist service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots Service
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad Service
5. NHS Health Programme - Check Wellbeing Advisors
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£28,925,610
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Partnership
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Pioneering Care Partnership
Newton Aycliffe
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1067888
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 consists of six bespoke services:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service.
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots Service.
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion.
4. Health Squad Service.
5. NHS Health Checks Programme - Wellbeing Advisors.
6. County Durham Workplace Health MOTs
This modification relates to 6. County Durham Workplace Health MOTs, which is a team dedicated to undertaking Health MOTs in targeted workplaces across County Durham.
The checks delivered will spot the early signs of heart disease and provide people with the information they need to reduce their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing diabetes It will encourage employers to support people to stay well in work, by gathering and sharing learning on delivering health checks in the workplace.
To modify the above contract, as permitted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023:
Durham County Council (DCC) has been participating in a National grant funded pilot programme to deliver up to 130,000 cardiovascular disease (CVD) checks in workplaces between 01 September 2024 and 31 March 2025. A national pilot review and evaluation which DCC has contributed to is due summer 2025 and a decision on the future provision of workplace health checks will potentially be made winter 2025. Common delivery challenges across pilot local authorities have already emerged. However, with the scheduled end of the National pilot on 31 March 2025 and continued MOT activity and traction in February/March 2025 a short-term contract extension will maintain momentum and provide continuity of MOT delivery, using the existing delivery model, fully trained staff, and with monitoring, collection of data sets and evaluation already in place. The extension will also enable further data to be gathered to inform an application made into a wider public health underspend exercise which would be impacted by the end of contract and disbanding of the MOT team on 31 March 2025.
The decision is therefore to modify the contract to pay the Provider an additional £51,368.13 to deliver the County Durham Workplace Health MOTs from 01 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.
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:
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, which included the condition that "The scope of this procurement will also include an allowance of an additional 25% on top of the total value of the five adult wellbeing services to enable the inclusion of any additional external and/or grant funding that is secured by the Commissioner during the contract term for interventions that are consistent with the aims and objectives of this 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: £28,925,610
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £28,976,978.1