Scope
Description
Flintshire County Council would like to appoint a trusted service provider to deliver a Social Prescribing Service. The commissioned provider will establish a social prescribing team working collaborative within the multi-agency Single Point of Access (SPOA). The commissioned social prescribing team will use specialist community knowledge to provide information, referrals and signposting to connect people to community groups, activities and assets that will meet their individual needs. The service will help to build the resilience of people and communities and will respond to the high demands for quality acute health and social care services. This service will be funded by Welsh Government Regional Integration Funding (RIF) and will replace an existing grant funded project that delivers similar service outcomes. There will be a requirement for Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) impact to be managed between the existing and commissioned providers. The initial contract will be for eighteen months with an option to extend for an additional two years subject to the continuation of Welsh Government funding.Hoffai Cyngor Sir y Fflint benodi darparwr gwasanaeth dibynadwy i ddarparu Gwasanaeth Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol. Bydd y darparwr a gomisiynir yn sefydlu tîm presgripsiynu cymdeithasol gan gydweithio o fewn Un Pwynt Mynediad amlasiantaethol. Bydd y tîm presgripsiynu cymdeithasol a gomisiynir yn defnyddio gwybodaeth gymunedol arbenigol i ddarparu gwybodaeth, atgyfeiriadau a chyfeirio i gysylltu pobl gyda grwpiau, gweithgareddau ac asedau cymunedol, a fydd yn bodloni eu hanghenion unigol. Bydd y gwasanaeth yn helpu i fagu gwytnwch pobl a chymunedau, a bydd yn ymateb i'r galw uchel am wasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol acíwt o safon. Bydd y gwasanaeth yn cael ei ariannu gan Gyllid Integreiddio Rhanbarthol a bydd yn disodli prosiect sy'n cael ei ariannu drwy grant ar hyn o bryd sy'n darparu canlyniadau gwasanaeth tebyg. Fe fydd yna ofyniad am effaith Trosglwyddo Ymgymeriadau Diogelu Cyflogaeth i gael ei reoli rhwng darparwyr presennol a darparwyr a gomisiynir. Bydd y contract cychwynnol am ddeunaw mis gyda'r dewis o'i ymestyn am ddwy flynedd ychwanegol yn amodol ar barhad cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru.
Contract 1. Flintshire Social Prescribing Service / Gwasanaeth Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Sir y Fflint
Supplier
Contract value
- £312,861 excluding VAT
- £375,433 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
12 August 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
29 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2027
- Possible extension to 31 March 2029
- 3 years, 6 months
Description of possible extension:
Subject to a review, and a replacement funding programme to RIF, service outcomes being achieved and an ongoing commitment to prioritise funding for this purpose the contract will be extended for a further two (2) years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85321000 - Administrative social services
Contract locations
- UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 3 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
Flintshire Local Voluntary Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMXH-7633-VYRP
Unit 3 Mold Business Park, Wrexham Rd
Mold
CH7 1XP
United Kingdom
Email: ann.woods@flvc.org.uk
Region: UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1. Flintshire Social Prescribing Service / Gwasanaeth Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Sir y Fflint
Contracting authority
Flintshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNJC-2356-PCDV
Ty Dewi Sant
Flintshire
CH7 6NA
United Kingdom
Contact name: Michael Jones
Telephone: +441352702546
Email: michael.jones@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: https://www.flintshire.gov.uk
Region: UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales