Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Council
4th Floor, Waterside House
Sale
M33 7ZF
Contact
Mrs Lynda Brookes
Lynda.Brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7876442963
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Integrated Recovery Service for Drugs and Alcohol
Reference number
DN720087
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Knowsley Council are seeking to procure an integrated drug and alcohol treatment and
recovery service that is available to all residents within the borough of Knowsley.
The contract will be for a six-year term from 01 July 2024- 30 June 2030.
This will be an all-age service, providing a quality treatment and recovery service for young
people and adults.
The provider is required to deliver Knowsley’s Drug Strategy objectives to:
• Expand capacity & improve the quality of Knowsley’s treatment services.
• Expand and improve the support for children and young people in Knowsley: early
identification and support for at-risk young people.
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harms and deaths.
• Expand prevention-based approaches including screening, and outreach activities.
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: £20,779,607
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.
The value of the contract is £20,779,607 over a 6 year contract period.
This is an existing contract with an existing provider. The contract will be in place form
01 July 2024- 30 June 2030 (6-year contract term)
Knowsley Council will procure via the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 through
the most suitable provider process for local authority drug and alcohol health care services.
The service will be based on the following principles and values:
• There will be a single point of access for all referrals.
• There will be access to treatment and recovery support during evenings and on a minimum
of six days per week.
• It is easily accessible to potential service users, their families, carers and the community.
• It can flexibly respond to an individual’s needs and circumstances, including those beyond
that of their substance misuse, enabling them to leave services in a planned way at the
earliest opportunity.
• The service will provide treatment and support interventions that enable customers to
achieve successful completion of treatment and sustainable recovery from drug and/or
alcohol use disorders.
• The provider will have experience of working in Knowsley and supporting complex cohorts
while using trauma informed practice.
• The provider will have experience of providing innovative service delivery across Knowsley
that delivers outcomes to generate positive impact across service users, families,
stakeholders and communities.
• The service will have recovery as its core outcome and recognise the role that trauma
exposure can have on individuals; these key principles will be embedded throughout the
whole service user journey from assessment to completion of treatment.
• It can respond positively to the cultural, religious, ethnic, language, gender, sexual,
Page 5 to 6
disability and age-related needs of an individual.
• It ensures that individuals are motivated and supported to have greater control over their
lives, maximising their health, wellbeing and participation in the rights, roles and
responsibilities of society.
• It is inclusive of the opinions of people using the service.
• It is committed to developing and supporting peer recovery support services.
• It is committed to developing and supporting peer recovery support services and a self sustaining LERO.
• It has close collaboration and co-ordination with partners, aligning activities and outcomes
around mental health, the criminal justice system, housing and employment.
• Maintains an effective community-based health treatment pathway from custody to the
community, maintaining effective access to treatment at any point during their journey in the
criminal justice system.
• Responds to changing landscapes around attitudes and drug use nationally and locally.
• Support LDIS networks and provide harm reduction approaches across communities.
• Works with other services to address emerging issues.
• Positively promotes a reduction in stigma to accessing the recovery service and reaches
out to those in the community who have not accessed support.
• Seeks to make support increasingly accessible including the exploration of digital support
using new and emerging technologies to maintain contact with service users both between
appointments and at times when service users are unable to physically attend.
Refer to the service specification for further Information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria with a weighting of 100 / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition, as selected in the preliminary questions
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:
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 Regime) 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 decision makers by 20th June 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Integrated Recovery Service for Drugs and Alcohol
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 May 2024
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
CGL
Knowsley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,779,607
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 Regime) 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 20th June 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice)]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
Representations should be sent via the chest ……. Or directly to Lynda.brookes@star-procurement.gov.uk
The decision makers related to this process are:
Sarah Smith Executive Director for Health and Social Care
Duncan James Executive Director Resources
There were no declared conflicts of interest.
The relative importance of the key criteria is below
Key Criteria 1. Quality and Innovation 30%
Key Criteria 2. Value Pass/Fail
Key Criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 40%
Key Criteria 4. Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 30%
Key Criteria 5. Social Value - Pass/Fail
Key criteria 2 and 5 were evaluated on a pass fail basis. All provider needed to meet the budget requirements of the contract and social value is so fundamental to the authority that providers failing to offer sufficiently innovative, measurable and deliverable social value would not be considered.
Key 3 was given a slightly higher weighting than the remaining 2 criteria to reflect the importance of Integration, collaboration and sustainability. Without this the service would not succeed.
Key criteria 1 and 4 could only be achieved if the chosen provider could successfully deliver key criteria 3. They were considered equally important and so the remaining 60% was distributed evenly between them.
The chosen providers response to the Prior Invitation Notice (PIN) of intent to use most suitable provider process was reviewed by commissioners and met all the published criteria. As the incumbent provider already meeting key performance indicators within the existing contract there is the added confidence they will continue to innovate and deliver to the specification.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
STAR Procurment
Sale
Country
United Kingdom