Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Derby City Council
Corporation Street
Derby
DE12FS
Contact
Linda Spiby
Telephone
+44 1332643274
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF11 - Derby
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Enhanced Substance Misuse Family Support Service
Reference number
TD1956
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90743200 - Toxic substances rehabilitation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of an Enhanced Substance Misuse Family Support Service in Derby.
The Council intends to enter into an agreement to provide the Enhanced Substance Misuse Family Support Service for the period of 3 years with option to extend for 2 years subject to performance and budgetary approval.
500000GBP per annum , Total 2500000GBP over 5 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: £2,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF11 - Derby
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The primary purpose of this service is to provide an Enhanced Substance Misuse Family Support Service to families (adults, children and young people) affected by substance misuse who reside in the city of Derby as defined by the catchment area utilised by Derby City Council.
The Substance Misuse Young Person's and Family support model will be embedded within the wider Children and Young Person's offer for the city and is underpinned by robust partnership working and appropriate information sharing. A continuum of family focused interventions will be available to families affected by substance misuse which are strengths based, solution focused, trauma informed and empowering of recovery. These principles will underpin all aspects of service delivery and will aim to:
• Reduce the level of harm caused to children and families as a result of parental substance misuse.
• Improve parenting ability and family functioning to reduce family breakdown and the removal of children from the family home.
• Mitigate against adverse childhood experiences resulting from substance misuse and prevent the escalation of substance misuse in young people.
• Provide expert knowledge and advice linking substance misuse and children's services.
• Deliver high quality and safe care which has a whole family approach, offering personalised opportunities for those using drugs and/or alcohol to move towards sustained recovery.
• Deliver a recovery focused service which supports families to attain a good standard of health and wellbeing and achieve a drug free life and/or achieve abstinence from alcohol or controlled drinking.
• Provide non-judgmental, trauma informed, services that are fair and equitable providing good access to all and delivering a range of interventions which are evidence based, cost-effective and are responsive to client need.
• Engage families from a range of diverse and under-reached communities and deliver interventions which are culturally appropriate and tailored to the specific needs of families.
In addition to the above aims the service will also contribute to the following for Derby City Council:
• Service delivery in line with the conditions of Public Health Grant allocation in respect of substance misuse (section 31(4) of the Local Government Act 2003)
• The duty to improve public health and address inequalities (steps considered appropriate for improving the health of the people in its area) (Health & Social Care Act 2012, s.12)
• Delivery of drug and alcohol treatment as a statutory requirement under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (un-repealed) in accordance with the Council's Constitution.
• Delivery of a world-class treatment and recovery system as detailed in the national drug strategy From Harm to Hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives (H.M. Government 2022) and the Dame Carol Black Independent Review of Drugs part two: prevention, treatment, and recovery.
• Delivery against Joined Up Care Derbyshire and the Health and Wellbeing Boards objectives in respect of reducing alcohol related harm.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Further 2 x 12 month extensions to a maximum contract period of 5 years
two.2.14) Additional information
The Council will observe a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
• The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
o Cost of change is prohibitive for new providers
• Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
• New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
We are awarding the contract without prior publication under paragraphs 2(b)(ii), 2(c) and 9 of Article 32 of Directive2014/24/EU.
The technical reason (2(b)(ii)) is that there will be significant cost and inconvenience to the Authority and economic operators associated with tendering for the following reasons:
• The service requires premises within Derby to operate from that have sufficient capacity to allow for 1:1 counselling sessions and group activities simultaneously
• These premises must also include staff offices and secure reception areas
• Established bases with equipment are already in the community - at contract handover new premises will need to be negotiated with wide ranging stakeholders causing inconvenience to service users and additional cost for the Council and economic operators
• The current economic operator holds personal and sensitive data on service users which will need to be transferred to a new economic operator and transferred again at the end of the contract, increasing the risk of loss or breach of data
• Under TUPE legislation the current economic operator's staff are entitled to transfer to the new economic operator
Cost of change is therefore prohibitive for new providers.
The urgency(2(c)) has been brought about as a result of:
• Delays in establishing the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) after the establishment of Integrated Care Boards - all stakeholders expected PSR to have been established mid 2022 therefore not expecting a tender
This service is a statutory requirement of the council therefore service provision must be maintained, a new contract can be put in place - a gap in service provision would break the law.
In accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU the new contract will provide identical services to those being delivered by the economic operator under their current contract, which was procured in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2014/24/EU.
The service provider forms part of the local integrated care system and thereby being part of the local health economy that needs stability after the recent turmoil of the pandemic, changes to legislation and the economic crisis. Therefore, direct award also prevents further instability in the market.
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/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Aquarius Action Projects
236 Bristol Road
Birmingham
B5 7SL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
02427100
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Council will observe a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Derby City Council
Council House
Derby
DE1 2FS
Country
United Kingdom