Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
Sheerness House
Kettering
NN16 8TL
Procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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Buyer's address
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one.1) Name and addresses
Northamptonshire CCG
Francis Crick House
Moulton
NN3 6BF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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one.1) Name and addresses
West Northamptonshire Council
Francis Crick House
Northamtpon
NN3 6BF
Procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
one.1) Name and addresses
Northamptonshire Children's Trust
Francis Crick House
Northampton
NN3 6BF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Northamptonshire County Council Brighter Futures Commissioning and Contract Framework
Reference number
DN519937
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North Northamptonshire Council is Procuring a framework using 2 lots in order to create the provision of Lot 1 Services for highly vulnerable autistic Adults and Lot 2 Services for highly vulnerable autistic children and young people. This framework is for individuals who have complex needs and have been assessed by any and all of the Key Partners as having care and support needs that meet statutory eligibility thresholds and who are deemed to be the responsibility of the Partner Commissioning Body. The key partners are defined as: Northamptonshire Adult Social Services (NASS), NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Northamptonshire Children’s Trust. Following publication of this original tender contract notice, Northamptonshire Adult Social Services (NASS) has now become part of the new Unitary authorities, known as North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.
The Health and Social Care System in Northamptonshire is resolute in driving through stepped change in improving the service and community offers available and accessible to autistic individuals and their families who often experience extreme barriers to participating in community and family life.
The Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this Framework Agreement, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Services for highly vulnerable autistic Adults
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northamptonshire County Council Brighter Futures Commissioning and Contract Framework Lot 1
-Services for highly vulnerable autistic Adults.
On this occasion West Northamptonshire Council only has exercised their right under clause 2.41.3 of the Invitation to Tender, to abandon the process and not award.
Please note, this Procurement exercise commenced prior to the disaggregation of the Northamptonshire County Council into the two unitary authorities, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.
A separate contract award notice has been completed for West Northamptonshire Council only. Reference:
Northamptonshire County Council, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust and NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are commissioning the provision of Northamptonshire County Council Brighter Futures Commissioning and Contract Framework.
This service is being procured under Light Touch Regime (LTR), using a framework in order to create the provision of services for highly vulnerable autistic people over the age of 14 years who have complex needs and have been assessed by any and all of the Key Partners as having care and support needs that meet statutory eligibility thresholds and who are deemed to be the responsibility of the Partner Commissioning Body. The key partners are defined as: Northamptonshire Adult Social Services (NASS), NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.
The Health and Social Care System in Northamptonshire is resolute in driving through stepped change in improving the service and community offers available and accessible to autistic individuals and their families who often experience extreme barriers to participating in community and family life. As commissioning bodies, we are also committed to very specific actions that will change the future direction and life chances of identifiable groups of autistic individuals, with a commonality of need and challenges, through a concerted effort to focus, innovate, and inspire the provision of high quality and workable commissioning solutions for these individuals who are considered to be at the ‘top end’ of need, that is; individuals who continuously lead highly fragile and vulnerable lives in environments that have lacked understanding and purpose and which have focussed on managing and holding risk rather than nurturing independence and opportunity through highly individualised support arrangements that work for each individual.
The Brighter Futures Forum is established to assert the most appropriate care and support pathways, by collaborative and solution focussed consideration and dialogue, for those autistic individuals who the Forum considers to be most at risk.
The Brighter Futures Forum is a decision making group that collectively delivers on the requirements of the Commissioning for Brighter Futures Contract. The Forum is made up of Contract-wide senior leadership. The Forum is responsible for the effective delivery of the Joint Commissioning for Brighter Futures Commissioning and Contract Framework.
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-003354
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Services for highly vulnerable autistic Adults
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 24
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Integrated Care
Cheshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Consensus Community Support Limited
Essex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creative Support
Stockport
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EJC Group Ltd
Corby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nottingham Community Housing Association
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TLC Care Homes
Halstead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Services for highly vulnerable autistic children and young people aged 14 years and over
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected