Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Keynsham Civic Centre, Market Walk
Keynsham
BA31 1FS
Contact
Mr Phil Gardener
philip_gardener@bathnes.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1225477273
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
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
0-19 Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme
Reference number
DN719555
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council advertised a Contract for the Provision of 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme. The procurement process applied the flexibilities afforded under Competitive Process as defined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The key requirements of the service are:
• 0-4 Health Visiting Service
• All expectant parents / carers / guardians and families with infants and children 0-5 years resident in B&NES
• 5-19 (25) School Nursing Service
• All children attending schools* (including sixth forms) and alternative provision in B&NES, regardless of their home address, aged from school entry until age 19 years of age or up to 25 years of age where there are special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or vulnerable groups
• All home educated pupils residing in B&NES
• Vulnerable groups of children and young people resident in B&NES but who may not be in school
*excluding those noted in Section 5.2 of the Service Specification
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Service for Children not Accessing Formal Education
• Children and young people with significant school absence in which parents have reported illness as a reason for absence
• National Child Measurement Programme
• (NCMP) measures the height and weight of children in reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools
• Clinic in a Box
• Peripatetic contraception and sexual health clinic for young people
• Family Nurse Partnership
• An innovative and evolving evidence-based, preventive programme for vulnerable first-time parents under 24 years
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: £22,177,188
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The key requirements of the service are:
• 0-4 Health Visiting Service
• All expectant parents / carers / guardians and families with infants and children 0-5 years resident in B&NES
• 5-19 (25) School Nursing Service
• All children attending schools* (including sixth forms) and alternative provision in B&NES, regardless of their home address, aged from school entry until age 19 years of age or up to 25 years of age where there are special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or vulnerable groups
• All home educated pupils residing in B&NES
• Vulnerable groups of children and young people resident in B&NES but who may not be in school
*excluding those noted in Section 5.2 of the Service Specification
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Service for Children not Accessing Formal Education
• Children and young people with significant school absence in which parents have reported illness as a reason for absence
• National Child Measurement Programme
• (NCMP) measures the height and weight of children in reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools
• Clinic in a Box
• Peripatetic contraception and sexual health clinic for young people
• Family Nurse Partnership
• An innovative and evolving evidence-based, preventive programme for vulnerable first-time parents under 24 years
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration and sustainability / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
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: 2024/S 000-025086
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN719555
Title
0-19 Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HCRG Care Services Limited
The Heath Business and Technical Park
Runcorn
WA7 4QX
grow.develop@hcrgcaregroup.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £22,177,188
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
Bath
Country
United Kingdom