Tender

COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)

  • Oxfordshire County Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-032254

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-038448

Published 14 November 2022, 4:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Oxfordshire County Council

County Hall

Oxford

OX1 1ND

Contact

Ms Alice Leung

Email

alice.leung@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 111

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a0b6208f-ac61-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a0b6208f-ac61-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091

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

COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)

Reference number

DN641273

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The key strategic direction for the Service is to facilitate the delivery of the Oxfordshire Way to help people remain independent in their communities.

The provision of Information and Advice can help to avoid the need for care and support developing and is a key pillar in delivering the Oxfordshire Way. We want people in Oxfordshire to know where they can access the right information and advice to help them make good choices about the help they or their family might need. Through using a strengths-based way of working more people will be enabled to live at home independently and confidently for longer. This will reduce or delay the need for more intensive health and social care services.

The Services will focus on creating a self-developing culture of information and advice and developing communities of practice to strengthen Oxfordshire resident's health and wellbeing.

Oxfordshire would like to improve joint working with the Council, Health, and the Community and Voluntary Sector to strengthen the prevention agenda and build greater resilience in our communities.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

The Community Information Network Service

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described in Appendix 1 Specification for The Community Information Network Service (Lot 1) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023.

The maximum Lot 1 contract value for the 5-year term is £2,887,985 (with contract extension). The Contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional services (see Contract, SC2.1), during the lifetime term of the Contract in line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulation (2015). Should the optional contract condition be exercised then the maximum contract value is anticipated to be £3,387,985.

The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £3,387,985

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 April 2023

End date

31 March 2026

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Oxfordshire Urgent Community Link Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for The Oxfordshire Urgent Community Link Service (Lot 2) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023. The maximum Lot 2 contract value for the 5-year term is £2,835,000 (with contract extension).

The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term ‘Open’ does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,835,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 April 2023

End date

31 March 2026

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

15 December 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice

London

WC1A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom