Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Tower Hamlets
New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London
London
E1 1BJ
Contact
Ms Kelly Kerr
kelly.kerr@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 244778066
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm&Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.londontenders.org/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm&Login
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
HAC6050: Adult Weight Management Tier 2 (Specialist)
Reference number
DN755837
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Tower Hamlets Public Health currently commission two specialist tier 2 weight management programmes for adults with learning disabilities (contract value £50,000) and physical disabilities (£60,000) on rolling one-year contracts. The current contracts expire on 28th February 2025.
This procurement is in relation to four-year a single-supplier framework, split into two lots (one for learning disabilities and one for physical disabilities), whereby annual call-offs will be issued in line with available budget for the year
The estimated value for the full four year term is £440,000
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £460,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Learning Disabilities
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) Public Health team are seeking to commission a healthy lifestyle programme for adults with learning disabilities who are living with overweight and obesity to support them to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. Weight management is a local priority for the council, our partners and residents.
• Learning disabilities can vary from mild to severe, people with mild disability may require less health and social care support than people with moderate to severe learning disabilities. People with moderate to severe learning disabilities often require support with health and social care needs.
• Learning disabilities are described as ‘a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday tasks, which affects someone for their whole life’. Around 2% of the population have a learning disability.
• People with learning disabilities have higher health needs with complex health conditions including respiratory, neurological, neurodevelopmental, reduced mobility, cardiovascular, epilepsy, diabetes and mental ill health.
• Some people with learning disabilities can have behaviours that challenge and overlap with autism.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking to commission a healthy lifestyle programme that achieves optimum health outcomes (weight loss, dietary change) through face to face and/or remote interventions for our local residents with a global learning disability who are registered with Tower Hamlets GPs.
The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising their standard T&Cs (included in tender pack) for a four-year single-supplier framework, with the anticipation of annual call-offs being awarded in line with budget allowance.
Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015.
Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £210,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Physical Disabilities
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
London Borough of Tower Hamlet’s (LBTH) Public Health team are seeking to commission a healthy lifestyle programme for adults with physical disabilities who are overweight or obese to support them to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. Weight management is a local priority for the council, our partners, and residents.
• In the UK 44% per cent of disabled State Pension age adults reported a mobility impairment and working-age adults were the most likely group to report mental health impairments, with 19 % of disabled working-age adults reporting this type of impairment, in 2018/19.
• A person is considered to have a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment that has ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effects on their ability to do normal daily activities. This is the core definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010. This can include brain or spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, respiratory disorders, epilepsy, hearing, and visual impairments and more.
• People with a physical disability are twice as likely to be inactive as those without a disability and evidence shows a relationship between engaging in physical activity and positive health outcomes for disabled adults. There is also evidence that people with physical disabilities are at greater risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus. Moreover, obesity increases the burden of disabilities and the number of secondary conditions. Eventually, patients become more dependent and have a poorer quality of life.
• For working age adults mobility impairments followed by mental health and stamina/breathing fatigue were the top impairments reported and mobility, stamina and dexterity were most reported by Sate pension age adults.
The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising their standard T&Cs (included in tender pack) for a four-year single-supplier framework, with the anticipation of annual call-offs being awarded in line with budget allowance.
Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015.
Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £250,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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.1.2) 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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in accompanying tender documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
30 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Tower Hamlets reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion.
The Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.
The Authority anticipates that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 does apply to this Contract
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period following the aware of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom