Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Lewis House
BATH
BA11JG
Contact
Harriet Andrew
Telephone
+44 7891501893
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process
The approximate lifetime value of the contract. is £22,177,188
This a retender for an existing service albeit with a revised specification
The intention is to award the contract to the incumbent provider (following a competitive tender);
Services to run from 1/4/2025 to 31/3/29 with an option to extend by a further 2 years (optional 1+1 year extensions)
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
This is a duplicate contract award notice. The original notice was published via Supplying the South West portal (2024/S 000-026803) published on 22/8/24, however it was not possible to publish the subsequent corrigendum via the portal, therefore we have had to issue a duplicate in order to publish the corrigendum
The contract award notice was published on via the e-Tendering portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and Find a Tender on 22/10/24.
Find A Tender Reference - 2024/S 000-034163
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: Yes
Description of options
This contract will commence on 1/4/25 and expire, if no extensions taken, on 31/3/29. The initial contract period will be four years with optional 1 + 1 year extensions thereafter.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Award is being conducted in line with the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
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 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
- UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Companies House
07557877
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £22,177,188
Total value of the contract/lot: £22,177,188
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority via the following email address: procurement@bathnes.gov.uk by midnight on 25/11/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR
Award decision-makers;
a) Harriet Andrew, Public Health Development and Commissioning Manager
b) Claire Davies. Public Health Development and Commissioning Manager
c) Lisa Ford, Community Services Transformation, Financial Lead
d) Liz Beazer, Senior Finance Manager
e) David Wells, Head of Service Safeguarding Outcomes
f) Paula Bromley, Head of Children and Families Prevention Service
g) Olwyn Donnelly, Head of Education Commissioning
All involved in evaluation were issued with conflict of Interest declarations, no conflicts identified.
Quality and Innovation
Service Delivery Model 30%
Staffing Model 15%
Contract Mobilisation 10%
Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice
Social And Health Inequalities - Understanding Needs of Children, Young People and Parent/Carers 15%
Integration, collaboration and sustainability
Participation, Innovation and Continuous Improvement 15%
Value
Demonstrating Value 5%
Pricing Schedule 5%
Social Value
Social Value Activities Return 2.5%
Managing and Monitoring Social Value 2.5%
The preferred bidder achieved the highest overall score after evaluation of all tenders.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bath & North East Somerset Council
The Guildhall High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel