Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
City Hall, 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
Contact
Mr Ashok Chotalia
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1164542383
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF21 - Leicester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Leicester
Contact
Mr Ashok Chotalia
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1164542383
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
ASC0278 - Healthwatch
Reference number
DN595733
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Leicester City Council in association with Leicestershire County Council ("the Statutory Authorities") undertook a procurement process to find a suitably qualified and experienced provider
for the Healthwatch Service to operate in Leicester and Leicestershire. Leicester City Council
(acting on behalf of itself and Leicestershire County Council) led this procurement.
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: £1,497,140
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF21 - Leicester
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Social Care Act (March 2012) required local authorities to establish local Healthwatch services in their localities. The Councils are required to purchase a local
Healthwatch service from a social enterprise or body corporate. The statutory functions of
Healthwatch include:-
a. promoting and supporting the involvement of local people in the provision of local health
and social care services.
b. scrutinising local health and social care services.
c. obtaining the views and experiences of people accessing local health and social care
services.
d. making recommendations about how local health and social care services could be
improved.
e. signposting people to information about local health and care services.
The proposed Contract shall be held by Leicester City Council and will be for an initial period
of 3 years to commence on 1st April 2023, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory
performance outcomes for a further 2 years to 31st March 2028, taking the contract term to
a maximum of 5 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90
Price - Weighting: 10
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-021702
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ASC0278 - Healthwatch
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
Voluntary Action Leicester
9 Newarke Street
Leicester
LE1 5SN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,497,140
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Technology and Construction Court
Priory Courts 33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
Country
United Kingdom