Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
7 Newington Barrow Way
London
N7 7EP
Contact
Strategic Procurement
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Camden
Town Hall, Judd Street
London
WC1H 9JE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a379d5d4-b404-ec11-810d-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a379d5d4-b404-ec11-810d-005056b64545
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
2021-0153 Camden and Islington Young People’s Sexual Health Service
Reference number
DN565606
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Islington Council and Camden Council invite suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the Camden and Islington Young People’s Sexual Health Service.
This service will provide high quality sexual health support to young people up to the age of 25. The service will provide clinical support and equip young people with the education and tools to best manage their relationships, sexual health, and wellbeing.
The ‘Core Offer’ will be comprised of:
Provision of level 1 and 2 and limited level 3 Integrated Sexual Health Clinics (in both Camden and Islington)
Health advice, emotional support, and counselling
Clinics are intended to be nurse led, with accessible facilities.
The ‘Community Offer’ will comprise of:
Relationship and Sex Education
Clinical Outreach
Targeted and one-to-one support
Workforce Development,
C-card
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will work jointly with Camden and Islington Councils, local Voluntary Community Sector services and health partners to provide support to service users.
All prospective providers bidding must have experience of providing clinical sexual health services.
All prospective providers bidding should evidence they can, and will:
Provide clinical sexual health services for young people (including Level 3 services identified in the specification)
Provide Relationships and Sex Education, Workforce Development and C-card
Develop environments free from stigma
Provide a safe, welcoming and excellent standard of care
Understand the principles of trauma informed care
Provide timely access to the service
Maintain a stable staffing structure in order to fulfil contractual obligations
Embed service user feedback into service delivery
Effectively manage transitions for service users into the wider sexual health offer
Lots
This contract is not being divided into lots. The service will deliver a multi-disciplinary support
service to young people largely based on the Department of Health Integrated Sexual Health
Services: National Service Specification.
TUPE [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations]
Potential providers must be aware that TUPE may or may not apply to this service. Further
details will be available in the invitation to tender.
Contract Period
The contract period will be for 60 months with the option to extend for two (2) periods of up to
twenty-four (24) months each (total 108 months).
The estimated contract start date will be dependent on whether or not the contract can be awarded based on initial tenders. If the contract can be awarded on initial tenders, the estimated contract start date will be 1 April 2022.
Contract Value
The maximum available budget for the block contract is £10,693,467 for the maximum 108-month term of the contract. This is based on a value of £1,188,163 per annum. The contract value covers an equitable service across both boroughs.
In addition to the block contract value, we will also have a standard tariff structure for Level 3 activity delivered as part of this contract. It is estimated that the value of the additional tariff based activities is not likely to exceed £20,000 per annum. A schedule of activities and tariffs is included within the tender documents.
Award criteria
The contract will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) in
accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. MEAT for this contract is quality 70% and
cost 30%. Full details will be provided in the invitation to tender.
Procurement Process
This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers).
This procedure is based on the open procedure but with the option for an element of negotiation (if required). All economic operators (service providers) who successfully express an interest will automatically be invited to tender and have access to the tender documents.
Full details will be provided in the invitation to tender.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
108
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
Country
United Kingdom