Planning

Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices

  • Angus Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-025978

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0368e4

Published 15 September 2022, 4:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Angus Council

Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park

Forfar

DD8 1AN

Contact

Tanya Brown

Email

procurement@angus.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3452777778

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.angus.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00236

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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

Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Social prescribers/link workers are generalist practitioners based in a GP practice who works directly with patients to help them navigate and engage wider community services.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance

The service provision must be within Angus. Angus is split into the following localities: North West Angus, North East Angus, South West Angus and South East Angus.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Social Prescribers will encourage and support patients to identify areas of voluntary, community and where appropriate statutory support and activities which may help and be of interest to them and to take the first steps to accessing them, using behavioral change approaches to support change.

two.2.14) Additional information

A copy of the specification and a questionnaire are attached to the Notice.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

12 December 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Attached to this Notice is a questionnaire that must be completed by 30 September 2022 to note an interest in this opportunity. To support this a draft service specification is also attached to this Notice. Responses to questionnaires will not be evaluated but will be used to determine market capability.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=707031.

(SC Ref:707031)