Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cumberland Council
Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
Contact
Mr Sunday Oguntonade
sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7795546733
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD1 - Cumbria
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Cumberland 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (Public Health Nursing Service)
Reference number
DN745082
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cumberland Council is procuring a contract for the provision of a Healthy Child Programme Public Health Nursing Service for children and young people aged 0-19 (and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities), for a term of up to 8 years. Refer to the service specification (Schedule 2 of the Invitation to Tender) for further details.
The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of five years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030. There are 3 optional extensions available of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the council. If all three of the optional extensions are used, the Contract will end on 31st March 2033.
The estimated total value of the Contract for the 5 year initial term is between £17.22m and £21.026m (both) excluding VAT plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding
The maximum value for the initial term plus the 3 optional extensions (8 years) is £39m excluding VAT. The maximum budget available for the initial term is £3,444,000 per annum, plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding, as outlined in the Schedule 2 Service Specification.
Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Any extension periods will be confirmed with the contract provider.
For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk
Registration on The Chest is free of charge.
All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £39,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD1 - Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £39,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
31 March 2033
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of five years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is from the 1st of April 2025 to 31st of March 2030.
There are 3 optional extensions of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the Council. If all of these optional extensions are used, the framework will end on 31st March 2033.
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 November 2024
Local time
9:30am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 November 2024
Local time
9:30am
Place
The electronic seal of bids will be broken at the deadline advertised above and in the ITT and bids will be downloaded. Bids will be assessed as described in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
His Majesty's Court Service
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom