Section one: Contracting authority
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
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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
LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service
Reference number
DN677961
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The overall aim of the Service is to promote the health, wellbeing and equality of LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham.
The LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service will provide age-appropriate one-to-one and group work support for LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham, which could be delivered face-to-face or virtually depending upon the needs or preferences of service users, as well as support for their families, access to health services and social groups, plus training and awareness sessions for a wide range of organisations.
The objectives of the Service are to:
•Support LGBTQ+ young people to stay in their education setting and reach their full potential, including supporting the transition from primary to secondary school and from secondary school into post-16 settings.
•Improve mental and emotional wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people.
•Provide age-appropriate relationship, sex and health education (RSHE) that complements statutory RSHE curriculum.
• Improve the sexual health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people.
• Promote healthy lifestyles.
• Increase resilience and safety.
• Reduce social isolation experienced by LGBTQ+ young people.
• Tackle stigma and discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ+ community.
• Reduce health inequalities by facilitating access for LGBTQ+ young people to appropriate services.
• Develop and implement pathways between interdependent specialist services and universal provision specifically including, but not limited to, Emotional Resilience Nurses within the 0-25 Family Health Service.
• Use a range of evidence-based tools and interventions, which will be agreed with the Commissioner and regularly reviewed, to identify need and support for LGBTQ+ young people.
• Provision of brief intervention, where appropriate, following Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening.
• Where appropriate, use a whole family approach to improve relationships and engage wider family members in support plans and interventions.
• Support partner organisations to develop and implement more inclusive practice through an agreed training offer.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £982,210
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Durham County Council is seeking a single provider to deliver a LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service - this will provide age-appropriate one-to-one and group work support for LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham.
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract. The Council has provided TUPE information and employee data. This information is provided in good faith by the Council; however, each bidder must undertake their own due diligence in this regard, and ensure that TUPE has been considered within their completed tender submission.
Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN677961
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £982,210
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start date
1 October 2023
End date
30 September 2026
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract is also being let with two extension periods of 12 months each. The extension periods are subject to funding and commissioner approval.
Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN677961
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
14 August 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom