Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (CDDARS)
Reference number
DN742666
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service. The Service aims to enable individuals to become 'free from their dependence' and reduce the harm caused by substance misuse to families, communities, and society as a whole. The Service is underpinned by an emphasis on the local 'think family' approach, helping to support individuals through their recovery process, reducing vulnerabilities, safeguarding and risk within the wider context of their family unit, as appropriate.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £20,012,171 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service aims to enable individuals to become 'free from their dependence' and reduce the harm caused by substance misuse to families, communities, and society as a whole. The Service is underpinned by an emphasis on the local 'think family' approach, helping to support individuals through their recovery process, reducing vulnerabilities, safeguarding and risk within the wider context of their family unit, as appropriate.
Durham County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C (under PSR) for the period 1st August 2024 - 30th September 2025 with a value of £20,012,171
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: n/a
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 5pm on Thursday the 24th October 2024 to procurement.decisions@durham.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (CDDARS)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waythrough
Co Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
515755
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,012,171
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,012,171
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 5pm on Thursday the 24th October 2024 to procurement.decisions@durham.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The council has fully considered each of the key criteria when making a decision on the award of this contract. A particular emphasis was placed upon:
• Quality and Innovation, in light of the positive outcomes achieved by the service against key performance indicators (for which the service is exceeding national averages) and the Outstanding judgement received from the Care Quality Commission in February 2022.
• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability, as the provider works in partnership with a range of organisations across County Durham to ensure that integrated pathways are in place, provides in-reach into other services/organisation to facilitate referral pathways and address additional needs to support service users' recovery journey, and utilises input from people with lived experience to shape service delivery.
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice, due to increases in accessibility via the introduction of an outreach vehicle, options to access the service digitally, the provision of mobile devices to clients, and service reviews to improve the inclusivity of underrepresented groups, whilst service users are treated as individuals and provided with personalised care, with treatment tailored to their individual needs.
Based upon the assessment of the provider's past performance across the key criteria and its ability to continue to deliver against these, the council has taken the decision to award the contract to the incumbent provider.
The council has fully considered each of the key criteria when making a decision on the award of this contract. A particular emphasis was placed upon:
• Quality and Innovation, in light of the positive outcomes achieved by the service against key performance indicators (for which the service is exceeding national averages) and the Outstanding judgement received from the Care Quality Commission in February 2022.
• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability, as the provider works in partnership with a range of organisations across County Durham to ensure that integrated pathways are in place, provides in-reach into other services/organisation to facilitate referral pathways and address additional needs to support service users' recovery journey, and utilises input from people with lived experience to shape service delivery.
• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice, due to increases in accessibility via the introduction of an outreach vehicle, options to access the service digitally, the provision of mobile devices to clients, and service reviews to improve the inclusivity of underrepresented groups, whilst service users are treated as individuals and provided with personalised care, with treatment tailored to their individual needs.
Based upon the assessment of the provider's past performance across the key criteria and its ability to continue to deliver against these, the council has taken the decision to award the contract to the incumbent provider.
Officers of Public Health Senior Management Team were the decision makers.
There were no Conflicts of interest identified among the Public Health Senior Management Team .
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England (PSR Review Panel)
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Country
United Kingdom