Awarded contract

Social Welfare and Advice - re-tender

  • Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031177

Published 15 December 2021, 8:52am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council

Civic Way Offices, Civic Way

Ellesmere Port

CH65 0BE

Contact

Mrs Debbie Pitcher

Email

debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1244976943

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD6 - Cheshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

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

Social Welfare and Advice - re-tender

Reference number

DN572075

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 Council wish to develop an effective, co-ordinated, one front door model of good quality advice provision which meets the needs of the borough’s residents. The Council wants to build on best practice and provide a person-centred service to deliver information and advice through a combination of assisted and supported advice (Tier 1) and specialist advice (Tier 2). This will be complemented by legal advice being delivered at Tier 3. All social care referral, homeless referral and or hospitalisation Tier 4 advice will be referred into the appropriate Council teams. The commissioned Service will act as the primary front door for all social welfare advice queries and host and an efficient and robust triage, referral and assessment function with clear connectivity to the wider social welfare and advice services offered both in and outside of the Council.

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: £2,255,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council wish to develop an effective, co-ordinated, one front door model of good quality advice provision which meets the needs of the borough’s residents. The Council wants to build on best practice and provide a person-centred service to deliver information and advice through a combination of assisted and supported advice (Tier 1) and specialist advice (Tier 2). This will be complemented by legal advice being delivered at Tier 3. All social care referral, homeless referral and or hospitalisation Tier 4 advice will be referred into the appropriate Council teams. The commissioned Service will act as the primary front door for all social welfare advice queries and host and an efficient and robust triage, referral and assessment function with clear connectivity to the wider social welfare and advice services offered both in and outside of the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 90

Price - Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

option to extend the contract 1+1 years

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

contract has now been awarded - standstill has concluded.


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 000-023950


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

14 December 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Citizens Advice Cheshire West

Chester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,255,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Director of Governance

Ellesmere Port

Country

United Kingdom