Contract

Working for a Healthy Economy (Provision of Clinical Health Interventions)

  • North Ayrshire Council
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • South Ayrshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025040

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040c98

Published 8 August 2024, 1:10pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Ayrshire Council

Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

Irvine

KA12 8EE

Email

lynseybennett@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337

one.1) Name and addresses

East Ayrshire Council

Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ

Kilmarnock

KA3 7BU

Email

procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1563576000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223

one.1) Name and addresses

South Ayrshire Council

County Buildings, Wellington Square

Ayr

KA7 1DR

Email

procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3001230900

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM94 - South Ayrshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Working for a Healthy Economy (Provision of Clinical Health Interventions)

Reference number

NAC/5176

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Working for a Healthy Economy (WfHE) is a large-scale investment in an occupational health service to ensure that Ayrshire has the requisite workforce to drive economic growth in the future. This project will serve to widen the labour pool and provide the basis for the

maximisation of benefits arising from Ayrshire Growth Deal capital investments. Funded by the Ayrshire Growth Deal, WfHE will support:

- unemployed residents overcome health barriers to economic activity

- employed residents to retain employment by addressing health barriers

- local businesses to access health related supports to improve retention and productivity of their workforce.

The current contract expires in June 2024, therefore NAC are seeking bids for the a new contract which is anticipated to commence in July 2024. The contract period will be 2 years and 9 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

The contract will be let under North Ayrshire Councils Terms and Conditions 2 for the Purchase of Services.

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: £2,895,968

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85147000 - Company health services
  • 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
  • UKM94 - South Ayrshire
Main site or place of performance

East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract will deliver services which address health barriers for both unemployed and employed participants as well as supporting local

businesses in Ayrshire address health related work issues.

This programme is a very specific health intervention programme, to be delivered by clinicians. It will deliver health interventions and address health barriers to work for unemployed, inactive and employed individuals.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

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

Open procedure

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-008896


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NAC/5176

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Salus Return to Work Services

14 Beckford Street

Hamilton

ML3 0TA

Telephone

+44 1698759327

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,895,968


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Lots are not being used for this tender for the reasons stated below:

Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.

Delivery of the contract is location specific.

Lots could potentially introduce a risk of discontinued employment for transferring employees.

Quality Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.

Health and Safety Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

(SC Ref:774767)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 1ED

Telephone

+44 1563550024

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/