Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Matt Wellard
Telephone
+44 3000413221
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC240053.1 -Place Based Local Stop Smoking Service
Reference number
DN742925
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
It is the intent of The Kent County Council to award a contract as detailed within this notice under a competitive process.
This is a procurement carried out under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Route 3 Competitive Procedure
The Council is seeking to procure a single provider to complement the existing Local Stop Smoking Service, focusing solely on those that don't typically engage with the core service. The aim is to reduce the amount of people smoking through increasing engagement with smokers from priority groups (identified by The Council’s Tobacco Control Needs Assessment), in line with the conditions of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024-2025.
List of priority groups this service will target:
• Routine and manual workers
• Long term sick and unemployed
• Social housing tenants
• People in the community with mental health issues
• Ethnic minority groups
• LGBTQ+ community
• People experiencing homelessness
• People supported by the Criminal Justice System
• Smokers in substance misuse treatment services
• Young people who smoke and vape (aged 12-25)
The overall aim of the Service is to increase the number of people quitting smoking in Kent by engaging and motivating individuals from priority groups to stop smoking.
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: £4,946,050.34
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a procurement carried out under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Route 3 Competitive Procedure
The Evaluation Panel consisted of 3 representatives from KCC Public Health, as below:
• Public Health Specialist – Deborah Smith
• Commissioner – Chris Beale
• Senior Commissioner – Luke Edwards
Moderator;
• Commercial and Procurement Manager – Matthew Wellard
Notes taken by:
• Senior Commercial and Procurement Officer – Alison Newman
The Director of Public Health Anjan Ghosh took the decision to intend to award the contract.
Brief statement explaining reasons for selecting the chosen provider, making reference to the Key Criteria.
The evaluation panel independently scored the providers against the 5 key criteria using a set scoring criteria between 0 – 4, which is detailed below;
0-unacceptable
1-poor
2-acceptable
3-good
4-excellent
A weighting was applied to each question which impacted how the score for the question contributed to the overall score. This created the Key Criteria Score. See table below:
Question No. Key Criteria Question Minimum Score Weighting (%)
1 Quality and Innovation Please describe how you will ensure the new service will be mobilised quickly and effectively following contract award? 2 20
2 Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice Please describe how you will engage, motivate and support people from the priority groups to quit smoking? 2 30
3 Quality and Innovation Please describe how you will ensure a high-quality service is delivered that is able to meet the targets outlined? 2 25
4 Integration, collaboration and service sustainability, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice Please describe how you will work with the system stakeholders to ensure this new service complements the existing stop smoking services available in Kent? 2 15
5 Social Value Please describe how social value will be achieved through the life of this contract? 2 10
Value per Other Key Criteria point was calculated from the following calculation. The lowest score that met the minimum quality score was ranked highest.
Value Per Other Key Criteria Point=(Price (£))/(Key Criteria Score)
This cost was divided by the key criteria score to calculate the Value per Other Key Criteria Point.
The contract was also assessed against the Basic Selection Criteria and passed all required elements of the Basic Selection Criteria.
The tenderer that scored the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point was Everyone Health Limited.
Based on the evaluation criteria outlined above and in the ITT documents and having achieved the lowest Value Per Other Key Criteria Score, Everyone Health Limited were the chosen Provider.
Provider Total Contract Price Submitted (£) Weighted Score(max 100) Value Per Other Key Criteria Point
Everyone Health £1,566,814.25 88.75 £17,654.25
There were no declared conflicts of interest.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 000-029854
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SC240053.1
Title
SC240053.1 -Place Based Local Stop Smoking Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Everyone Health Ltd
3 Watling Drive
Hinckley
LE10 3EY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,946,050.34
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
Country
United Kingdom