Contract

Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025

  • Reading Borough Council
  • Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Board (was NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-028866

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e113

Published 13 October 2022, 3:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Reading Borough Council

Civic Offices, Bridge Street

Reading

RG1 2LU

Contact

Lara Fromings

Email

pchub@reading.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.reading.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/reading/aspx/Tenders/Current

one.1) Name and addresses

Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Board (was NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group)

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

Email

bwccg.enquiries@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025

Reference number

RBC 00001234

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Reading Borough Council, along with our partners from Berkshire West CCG, are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Preventative and Support Services - a project as a whole known as Closing the Gap 2022-2025. Closing the Gap (CTG), which was previously commissioned under the Narrowing the Gap II framework, is an established programme within Reading for the commissioning of services to:  tackle poverty, discrimination and disadvantage; promote wellbeing; and support thriving communities.  CTG brings together funding from Public Health, Adult Social Care, Housing and Neighbourhoods and the Resources Directorate along with additional funding from the Clinical Commissioning Group to continue support for these causes and further the good work already undertaken to date. The commissioning of CTG services will allocate funding to target inequalities in the most disadvantaged groups and neighbourhoods using an outcomes-based approach.

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: £980,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The total envelope is £1.13 million investment in preventive and support services. An element of this has been removed into a separate procurement for carers’ services (explained below). The remainder of funds remains within this CTG outcome-based commissioning initiative. This CTG outcomes-based procurement is constrained to a maximum budget of £980,000 per annum for the first year. The budgets for years 2 and 3 are expected to be similar but are yet to be confirmed – successful bidders will be notified within contract management meetings of any variance to budgets in good time. The Outcomes Based Procurement: Each CTG contract awarded must be of any value from £10,000 per year up to a maximum value of £200,000 per year. Each CTG contract duration will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory performance. Each CTG contract is expected to commence on: 3rd October 2022. Tenders must remain valid and open for acceptance by RBC until the expiry of 180 calendar days from the deadline for the receipt of tenders.Bidders will have the opportunity to attend five engagement events, hosted by Reading Borough Council on Zoom.1 Procurement and Bidding Process Monday, 11th April 22, 14:00 to 15:30pm2 Procurement and Bidding Process Wednesday, 13th April 22, 18:00 to 19:00pm3 Outcomes and Priorities Wednesday 20th April, 17:00-18:00pm4 Outcomes and Priorities Friday 22nd April,16:00-17:00pm5 Outcomes and Priorities Tuesday 26th April, 17:00-18:00pm

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 25

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-009042


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

3 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 36

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 20

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 36

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Tackling Poverty Partnership (c/o Communicare)

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reading Voluntary Action

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Age UK Partnership (c/o Age UK Berkshire)

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Berkshire Vision Partnership (c/o Berkshire County Blind Society)

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Thames Valley Positive Support

Slough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Berkshire West Your Way

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reading Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reading Refugee Support Group

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Parent and Children’s Together

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Community Action Partnership (c/o Reading Voluntary Action)

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Citizens Advice Reading

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reading Mencap and Autism Berkshire Partnership (c/o Reading Mencap)

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Reading Deaf Society

Reading

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,335,584

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,019,890


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice of England and Wales

7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane

London

EC4A 1NL

Telephone

+44 2079477156

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/rolls-building