Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services
Reference number
DN686470
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Prior Information Notice
Durham County Council is intending to undertake a competitive tender process at the end of September 2023 for County Durham Adult Wellbeing Services.
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity to deliver a County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service. The service consists of 5 bespoke service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad
5. NHS Health Check Wellbeing Advisors
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity (including partnerships or consortia) to deliver these five separate services under one contract to ensure there is a cohesive, joined up provision of the County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service consists of 5 bespoke service provisions as detailed below:
1. Wellbeing for Life Service
2. Macmillan Joining the Dots
3. Cancer Awareness and Health Promotion
4. Health Squad
5. NHS Health Check Wellbeing Advisors
The Council is seeking a single bidding entity (including partnerships or consortia) to deliver these five separate services under one contract to ensure there is a cohesive, joined up provision of the County Durham Adult Wellbeing Service.
two.2.14) Additional information
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st April 2024.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 31st March 2029.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 3 periods as detailed below:
Extension 1 - 24 months from the actual end date
Extension 2 - 24 months
Extension 3 - 12 months
The Council may choose not to extend all of the bespoke service provisions depending on the budget and funding available specific to that service and has the discretion to extend/terminate each bespoke service independently.
The council's intention is that all these services will continue for the initial contract period end date of 31/3/2029 however the council will be unable to confirm at the point of tender for 5) Health Squad as the budget has only been made available until the 31/3/2025. The council will liaise with the successful provider with regards to this.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 September 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No