Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
Contact
Procurement Care-Health
caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1772538206
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD45 - Mid Lancashire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire
Reference number
RFQ 15304635
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent
consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level
through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local
Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will
help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local
commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the
Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch
Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support
the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care
services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether /
how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View'
visits on premises where publicly funded care services are provided as part of its role in
gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of
local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning,
providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations
about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information
about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services.
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: £1,612,230.35
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent
consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level
through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local
Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will
help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local
commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the
Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch
Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support
the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care
services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether /
how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View'
visits on premises where publicly funded care services are provided as part of its role in
gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of
local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning,
providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations
about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information
about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Questionnaire / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend in any period/periods up to a maximum of 24 months
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: 2021/S 000-022817
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
23 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
People First Independent Advocacy
Carlisle
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD1 - Cumbria
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,612,230.35
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom