Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor, County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Mr Alex White
Telephone
+44 7554339176
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Contract for a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service
Reference number
DN667124
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The subject matter of this contract relates to the delivery of services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations.
Oxfordshire County Council have awarded a contract to deliver a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service, a telephone advice service providing energy efficiency advice in the home and providing support and advice in the home through home visits. The service is integral to improving the health outcomes of populations and reducing inequalities through the provision of quality homes.
By providing energy efficiency advice and wider support related to cold damp homes, the service will address housing related health inequalities and the needs of people with respiratory and cardiovascular disease or other long term conditions. It is a partnership service which has been developed through discussions with the District and City Councils, adult and children’s social care and the NHS. Evaluation of the service has been carried out to capture the views and preferences of residents and those who use the service.
The service will offer a telephone support service, to assess the energy, housing and health and wellbeing needs of individual residents. It will provide home visits to those with more complex needs to make those same assessments of need. The service will be responsive to the changing funding landscape to increase, and decrease, capacity to deliver telephone and home visit support to Oxfordshire residents.
This outreach service will offer an integrated, holistic assessment of an individual’s housing needs to help achieve safer, healthier housing conditions, by referring and signposting to energy efficiency schemes eg grants and loans, including support with energy bills, to support for other social and health problems, and to promote independent living. A holistic assessment via a home visit can better identify a range of problems and also enable people to access relevant support services.
The Contract period is 2 years and 3 months (27 months), with an option for the Council to extend the Contract period by a further 2 years (24 months). The Contract commenced on 29 July 2023 with service delivery due to commence on 29 October 2023.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £260,000 / Highest offer: £1,500,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The subject matter of this process relates to the delivery of services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations.
Oxfordshire County Council have awarded a contract to deliver a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service, a telephone advice service providing energy efficiency advice in the home and providing support and advice in the home through home visits. The service is integral to improving the health outcomes of populations and reducing inequalities through the provision of quality homes.
By providing energy efficiency advice and wider support related to cold damp homes, the service will address housing related health inequalities and the needs of people with respiratory and cardiovascular disease or other long term conditions. It is a partnership service which has been developed through discussions with the District and City Councils, adult and children’s social care and the NHS. Evaluation of the service has been carried out to capture the views and preferences of residents and those who use the service.
The service will offer a telephone support service, to assess the energy, housing and health and wellbeing needs of individual residents. It will provide home visits to those with more complex needs to make those same assessments of need. The service will be responsive to the changing funding landscape to increase, and decrease, capacity to deliver telephone and home visit support to Oxfordshire residents.
This outreach service will offer an integrated, holistic assessment of an individual’s housing needs to help achieve safer, healthier housing conditions, by referring and signposting to energy efficiency schemes eg grants and loans, including support with energy bills, to support for other social and health problems, and to promote independent living. A holistic assessment via a home visit can better identify a range of problems and also enable people to access relevant support services.
The contract will provide the Council with a minimum of 900 telephone assessments and 250 home visits per annum. The Council may choose to increase its spending under the contract through the additional services element of the contract to a maximum of £375,000 per annum. Further information on the contract options is contained in section II 2.11
The Contract period is 2 years and 3 months (27 months), with an option for the Council to extend the Contract period by a further 2 years (24 months). The Contract commenced on 29 July 2023 with service delivery due to commence on 29 October 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 79
Price - Weighting: 5
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract contains an option to extend the contract period by up to a further 24 months.
The contract also contains options for the Council to commission further telephone assessments and home visits. Additionally, the Council may commission developmental service elements through the contract life, such as Remote (video) assessments, Face to face publicity events, as well as Administration of small measures and other grants as well as applying for these. The Council may commission these services via an options uptake notice up to a maximum value of £375,000 per annum.
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: 2023/S 000-012383
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
28 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The National Energy Foundation
Suite 2.15, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive,
Bletchley
MK3 6DP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £260,000 / Highest offer: £1,500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court (Royal Courts of Justice)
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom