Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Civic Centre,Darwall Street
WALSALL
WS11TP
Telephone
+44 1922654329
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG38 - Walsall
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Intention to Award of WP3996 - Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service
Reference number
WP3996
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Walsall Council's is seeking to procure a provider for a Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service. The Council wishes to deliver qualified counsellor sessions to pregnant and postnatal parents and care givers in relation to the infant's and the parent/s / care givers relationship within the context of their family. The aim is to support the quality of that parent-infant relationship building and support where this is stressful or needs strengthening.
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: £225,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG38 - Walsall
Main site or place of performance
Walsall
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to deliver qualified counsellor sessions to pregnant and postnatal parents and care givers in relation to the infant's and the parent/s / care givers relationship within the context of their family. The aim is to support the quality of that parent-infant relationship building and support where this is stressful or needs strengthening.
This notice is to confirm the intention of Walsall Council to award a contract under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Competitive Process.
The contract start date will be 1st July 2024 until 31st March 2025, with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and pending attaining further grant funding.
This is a new service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Price/Value for Money / Weighting: 20
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 000-014321
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
WP3996
Title
Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Murray Hall Community Trust Limited
The Bridge, St. Marks Road
Tipton
DY4 0SL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG36 - Dudley
Companies House
03692018
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £225,000
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 midnight on 25 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.
Details of the individual making the award decision: Isabel Vanderheeren -Director of Early Help, WR4 and Partnerships
The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic criteria.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
Country
United Kingdom