Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Contact
Miss Gill Astill
Telephone
+44 1513510461
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
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 to 19 (25) Public Health Service for Liverpool
Reference number
DN733942
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of 0-19 (25) services (comprising Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and School Health) are an integral and mandated element of the Public Health grant and form the backbone of both universal support for children, young people, and families as well as targeted and specialist interventions for some of our must vulnerable families through the delivery and management of the Healthy Child Program.
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: £98,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of 0-19 (25) services (comprising Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and School Health) are an integral and mandated element of the Public Health grant and form the backbone of both universal support for children, young people, and families as well as targeted and specialist interventions for some of our must vulnerable families through the delivery and management of the Healthy Child Program.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Value for Money / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 85
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 000-024701
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN733942
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 November 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
V7 – Kings Business Park
Liverpool
L34 1PJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £98,400,000
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill
period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 05 December 2024. 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.’
Written representations should be sent to commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk for
the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts and/or by post to Head of
Procurement and Contracts, Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard
Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH.
Decision made by Liverpool City Council Cabinet.
There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest in relation to this decision.
The key criteria for the award were weighted:- , Quality and Innovation 40%, Value 5%,
Integration/Collaboration/Service Sustainability 20%, Improving Access/Reducing Health
Inequalities/Choice 25% and Social Value 10%.
The provider selected achieved the highest overall score against the weighted key criteria. Quality and innovation received the highest weighting as these aspects are fundamental to transforming Public Health Service for Liverpool and achieving the contract objectives. The remaining key criteria were considered to be of equal importance.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
NHS England PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Country
United Kingdom