Contract

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service

  • City of York Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-018813

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0470f0

Published 18 June 2024, 4:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of York Council

West Office,West Offices, Station Rise

YORK

YO16GA

Contact

Mark Woolford

Email

mark.woolford@york.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1904552237

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE21 - York

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.york.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/

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

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The council has a statutory obligation to commission specialist sexual health services including HIV prevention, sexual health promotion and contraception services for our citizens.

Sexual health is an important area of public health. Most of the adult population are sexually active, including many young people, so access to high quality, safe and effective sexual health services improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities, for example by the prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections. The Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) service is part of the mandated Public Health duties and therefore CYC has an obligation to ensure this service is commissioned on behalf of our citizens.

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: £243,052

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312330 - Family-planning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE21 - York
Main site or place of performance

York

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A new contract is to be awarded to Nimbuscare Ltd for the provision of the Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) on behalf of City of York Council Public Health service.

City of York Council are intending to award a contract to the existing service provider Nimbuscare Ltd following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C.

The contract will commence 1st July 2024 to 31st December 2024, with the option to extend for a further six months to 30th June 2025. The estimated total annual value of the Contract is £243,052.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: 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

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:

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 under Direct Award Process C. 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 midnight 28 June 2024 (8 working days following the publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services 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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 June 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

Nimbuscare Ltd

2 Oak Rise

York

YO24 4LJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE21 - York
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £243,052

Total value of the contract/lot: £243,052


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to contract award notice under the Direct Award Process C. 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 eight working days standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 28 June 2024 (8 working days following the publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.

There has not been any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of any individuals making the decision to award this contract.

Approval to award the contract has been made by: Peter Roderick - Director of Public Health City of York Council.

The Key Criteria and associated evaluation weightings, and associated rationale that were used for the evaluation of provider assessments that are the basis for the decision to award the contract are listed below:

Quality and innovation - 20%.

Value for Money - 20%.

Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 25%

Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 25%

Social value - 10%

The Public Health service assessment panel carried out assessments against the key criteria (detailed above) using information and evidence from a range of sources, as well as their own knowledge and experience of working with the provider.

The assessment score for Nimbuscare Ltd gave Public Health service colleagues confidence that the provider will be able to deliver the requirements of the contract.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Not applicable under PSR

Not applicable under PSR

Country

United Kingdom