Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
OYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in Wirral
The Children's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Transformation project is a partnership project between Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (WMBC) and Wirral Place ICB. The project has brought the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services in Wirral together to provide a single route to access support in Wirral and make it easier for children and young people to get the support they need when they need it. The service will provide support emotional health and wellbeing services for 0-18s with a GP in Wirral and/or resident in Wirral. This includes key functions such as a Single Point of Access, a digital platform, marketing and communications, as well as direct support services for children, young people and their parents/carers.
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: £5,298,132
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD74 - Wirral
Main site or place of performance
Across Wirral
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement was an open procedure conducted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The service started on the 1st of April 2024 and will expire on 31st March 2029 with an option to extend for a further two years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 36.5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Governance / Weighting: 7
Quality criterion - Name: Workforce / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: IM&T / Weighting: 2
Quality criterion - Name: Information Governance / Weighting: 5.5
Quality criterion - Name: Equalities / Weighting: 3
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Workshop/presentation / Weighting: 10
Price - 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: 2023/S 000-028666
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
14 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Action For Children
Watford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
Companies House
1097940
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Koala NW
Birkenhead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Companies House
07314767
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kooth Digital Health Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
04154208
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Open Door Charity
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1189664
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Utopia Project CIC
Rock Ferry
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Companies House
08971522
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,298,132 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has worked with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to commission a new model of Children's Emotional Health & Wellbeing provision in Wirral via a competitive procurement process.
This procurement was for Social and other specific
services which are Light Touch Regime services for
the purpose of the Public Contracts
Regulations2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
Regulations('Regulations')
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedul
e/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/m
ade) .
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedu
le/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/m
ade))
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound
by those parts of the Regulations detailed in
Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/c
hapter/3/made(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/20
15/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapte
r/3/made(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/
2/chapter/3/made))
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following
any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authority followed was set out in the procurement documents.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received during this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
The Contracting Authority has published procurement documentation in line with the UK Government's policies on transparency.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of
Information Act. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has conducted this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder has entered into a contract with for the supply of the services.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Mersey ICB
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom