Tender

Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)

  • Essex County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-035095

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0495ce

Published 29 October 2024, 6:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

Contact

Mr Rizwan Sher

Email

rizwan.sher@essex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/

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

Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS)

Reference number

DN749367

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services
    • AA01 - Metal

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.

This service will be commissioned between 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, with a possibility for a 2 year extension until 31 March 2032.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,501,565

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services
    • AA01 - Metal

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the Service is to provide community based psychosocial interventions for those individuals with alcohol misuse issues, ensuring the service is safe and appropriate and in line with current local and national guidelines. The provider will work with service users to help them achieve their personal recovery goals and outcomes. The service will also provide direct support and expertise within various acute hospital sites, working jointly with the alcohol liaison nurses to engage with and support those admitted to hospital with alcohol related problems, or where alcohol has been identified as a problem once admitted.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality and innovation / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 5

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Extension period of up to 2 years.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Bidders are advised to refer to the Basic Selection Criteria questionnaire within the tender documents for suitability criteria to pursue this activity.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-027348

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

27 November 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 November 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Electronically via ProContract

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

The commercial officer will conduct the opening process via the functionality within the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract. No postal responses or any submissions which are issued outside the electronic portal will be accepted.


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The award criteria and weightings for this procurement are:

Quality & Innovation 25%

Value 10%

Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 25%

Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 25%

Social Value 15%

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the ProContract e-procurement system at https://procontract.due-north.com/. Providers are required to register on this system. Once registered and logged in, click on 'Find Opportunities' from the home page and select Essex County Council in the Organisations drop down menu. The reference for this activity is DN749367 - Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS).

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest in this opportunity' - this will take you to ITT tender documents.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Essex County Council

Chelmsford

Country

United Kingdom