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.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
LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service
Reference number
DN677961
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The overall aim of the Service is to promote the health, wellbeing and equality of LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham.
The objectives of the Service are to:
Support LGBTQ+ young people to stay in their education setting and reach their full potential, including supporting the transition from primary to secondary school and from secondary school into post-16 settings.
Improve mental and emotional wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people.
Provide age-appropriate relationship, sex and health education (RSHE) that complements statutory RSHE curriculum.
Improve the sexual health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people.
Promote healthy lifestyles.
Increase resilience and safety.
Reduce social isolation experienced by LGBTQ+ young people.
Tackle stigma and discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Reduce health inequalities by facilitating access for LGBTQ+ young people to appropriate services.
Develop and implement pathways between interdependent specialist services and universal provision specifically including, but not limited to, Emotional Resilience Nurses within the 0-25 Family Health Service.
Use a range of evidence-based tools and interventions, which will be agreed with the Commissioner and regularly reviewed, to identify need and support for LGBTQ+ young people.
Provision of brief intervention, where appropriate, following Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening.
Where appropriate, use a whole family approach to improve relationships and engage wider family members in support plans and interventions.
Support partner organisations to develop and implement more inclusive practice through an agreed training offer.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £589,326 / Highest offer: £982,210 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-020236
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
18 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Humankind Charity
County Durham
DH6 5PF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
0182 0492
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £982,210
Lowest offer: £582,747 / Highest offer: £982,210 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Initial contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months each
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom