Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Guildhall 2
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
Contact
Mr Ankur Patel
Telephone
+44 2085476109
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Healthwatch Kingston Service
Reference number
DN652121
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 Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of Healthwatch Kingston
Service.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 places a statutory requirement for councils to
commission a local Healthwatch service. 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 raise concerns and obtain information about health and social
care services; 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, development and improvement.
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: £748,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of Healthwatch Kingston
Service.
The Authority is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services categorised as
‘social and other specific services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations
2015 (‘PCR 2015’). This procurement exercise will therefore be subject to the Light Touch
Regime (‘LTR’) under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations
2015
The contract is comprised of 3 separate specification deliverables :
Core Healthwatch Kingston service specification
Annex 1 Additional Services – Learning Disabilities Partnership Board specification
Annex 2 Additional Services – Making Safeguarding Personal specification
The contract term will be for a period of Three years and Six months (42 months) with an
option to extend for a further period or periods of up to Twenty Four (24) months. The
anticipated contract commencement date will be 1st October 2023.
Bidders should be aware that the Annex 1 and Annex 2 additional services are subject to
future social care funding and the Authority reserves the right to terminate these additional
service specification elements with three months written notice in accordance with the
change control or variation provisions of the contract.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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: 2023/S 000-001971
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
25 May 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Healthwatch Kingston upon Thames
Kingston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £748,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Kingston
Country
United Kingdom