Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Islington
7 Newington Barrow Way
London
N7 7EP
Contact
Strategic Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 2075278118
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
2122-0065 Healthwatch Islington
Reference number
DN575071
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for delivery of a local Islington Healthwatch service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,404,900
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 established Healthwatch as a new consumer champion for users of health and social care services. National guidance specifies the key functions that Healthwatch must deliver. Healthwatch acts as a consumer champion for users of health and social care services, for both children and adults. It makes sure that: people know where to go to obtain information about health and social care services and raise concerns; people’s views and experiences are heard and acted upon, improving scrutiny of health and social care services; and enables local people to influence commissioning decisions and service design, delivery and improvements.
Local Healthwatch ensure that local health and social care services reflect the needs and views of local people:
•It must engage with local people and provide them with a platform for influencing the design and delivery of local services.
•It must also provide information about health and social care services in the borough, to help people to make informed choices.
•It must engage with all sections of the community, and cover both children’s and adult’s services.
•It must be a body corporate which is a social enterprise, in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Delivery of high quality service / Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Equalities / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Partnership Working / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to Social Value / Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 10%
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
108
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract period will be for 36 months from an estimated start date 1 April 2022 with an option to extend for two (2) periods of up to thirty six months (36) each (total of months 108 months).
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 November 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
16 November 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
Country
United Kingdom