Contract

PROVISION OF MEDICALS FOR PROSPECTIVE FOSTER CARERS, ADOPTERS AND SPECIAL GUARDIANS

  • Sunderland City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026016

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048607

Published 15 August 2024, 7:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way,

SUNDERLAND

SR1 3AA

Contact

Kristine Goodliffe

Email

kristine.goodliffe@sunderland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sunderland.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

PROVISION OF MEDICALS FOR PROSPECTIVE FOSTER CARERS, ADOPTERS AND SPECIAL GUARDIANS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121100 - General-practitioner services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To undertake medical assessments for all perspective Foster Carers, Specials Guardians and Adopters that are referred to them, review each assessment and provide advice to Together for Children regarding the suitability of each applicant.

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: £125,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To undertake medical assessments for all perspective Foster Carers, Specials Guardians and Adopters that are referred to them, review each assessment and provide advice to Together for Children regarding the suitability of each applicant.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 2

Price - Weighting: 58

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-023818


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

15 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Every Medical Ltd

Shropshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Companies House

12878612

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £125,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28th August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.'

Written representations should be sent to procurement@sunderland.gov.uk

Award decision-makers;

Procurement Category Officer

Together for Children representatives x 2

Health and Safety Officer

No conflict of interest declared

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

Country

United Kingdom