Tender

BHCC EB - Healthwatch 2025

  • Brighton and Hove City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026793

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0492e2

Published 22 August 2024, 10:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Brighton and Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Hove

BN3 3BQ

Contact

Mr Edward Barfoot

Email

edward.barfoot@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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

BHCC EB - Healthwatch 2025

Reference number

BHCC - 037980

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85321000 - Administrative social services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Brighton and Hove City Council are seeking a provider to deliver its Healthwatch function from 1st April 2025. Local Healthwatch must be provided by an organisation which is a social enterprise as defined by the legislation.The Council is conducting a two-stage procedure under the Light touch regime in order to appoint a suitable Supplier, in accordance with Regulation 76 of the Regulations. Stage One comprises of Information Only questions and Pass/Fail questions. Bidders successful in Stage One will be invited to Stage Two which will comprise of either: A competitive tender stage (where multiple Bidders have passed Stage One), or, direct negotiation (where only a single Bidder has passed the Stage One).The Council may include a negotiation phase into the competitive tendering process as part of Stage Two. Full details on the process for Stage Two will be included in the Stage Two documentation. The Award Criteria for Stage Two will consist of both Quality and Price criterion.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £890,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85321000 - Administrative social services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please see Procurement Documents for full information

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £890,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Optional two year extension after initial period of three years.

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Local Healthwatch must be provided by an organisation which is a social enterprise as defined by the legislation: s.222(8) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (LGPIHA) and attendant regulations (reg 35 to 38 of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

23 September 2024

Local time

11:00am

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

18 October 2024

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

None

None

Country

Afghanistan