Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Tender for Healthy Lifestyle Hub

UK-Southend-on-Sea: Health training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
      Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1702534026, Fax. +44 1702215110, Email: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk, URL: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm
      Contact: Corporate Procurement
      Electronic Access URL: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm
      Electronic Submission URL: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Tender for Healthy Lifestyle Hub
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Health training services. Health and social work services. Health services. Community health services. Community action programme. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from a single (or single consortium) Provider for our Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council are implementing a comprehensive programme of tailored lifestyle interventions and services for people living in Southend aged 16 years or over.

The purpose of the Programme is to improve the health and wellbeing of the resident population in Southend and it will be delivered by a number of providers across a range of service areas, including:
•Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Harm Reduction
•Weight management
•Physical Activity Interventions
•Health trainers (including workplace interventions)
•Alcohol recovery
•Diabetes prevention
•Falls prevention / Postural stability
•Social prescribing / Mental health support / Emotional Health and Wellbeing
•Generic self-management
•Other programmes as required/commissioned by the Authority
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         80561000 - Health training services.
         
         85000000 - Health and social work services.
         
         85100000 - Health services.
         
         85323000 - Community health services.
         
         85322000 - Community action programme.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from a single (or single consortium) Provider for our Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council are implementing a comprehensive programme of tailored lifestyle interventions and services for people living in Southend aged 16 years or over.

The purpose of the Programme is to improve the health and wellbeing of the resident population in Southend and it will be delivered by a number of providers across a range of service areas, including:
•Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Harm Reduction
•Weight management
•Physical Activity Interventions
•Health trainers (including workplace interventions)
•Alcohol recovery
•Diabetes prevention
•Falls prevention / Postural stability
•Social prescribing / Mental health support / Emotional Health and Wellbeing
•Generic self-management
•Other programmes as required/commissioned by the Authority

The Provider will be responsible for the delivery of the ‘Gateway’ into the Programme, Health Trainer Service and for providing associated services as described in the tender document.

The Provider will deliver an integrated single point of access to health improvement services, including a holistic assessment of an individuals need and signposting or referral into appropriate pathways before following them up to support maintenance of behaviour change. Delivery of the health trainer service will further support improvements to client’s health and wellbeing with a specific focus on those at risk of health inequalities

The Provider shall perform the Service to achieve the following objectives:

•Encourage and enable health and social care professionals and the wider workforce to deliver brief interventions and refer into the Programme.
•Encourage new clients to be referred into the Programme
•Encourage clients to attend the Provider’s review meetings
•Encourage clients to attend and complete their Programme Intervention
•Encourage clients to achieve the Programme Intervention targets
•Encourage continuous improvement of the Programme
•Ensure the timely onward-referral of clients and information
•Encourage businesses to support health and wellbeing of their staff
.
The contract term will run for 3 years from 1st June 2016 – 31st May 2019 with an option to extend for up to three additional periods of 12 months. The latest expiry date of the contract will be 31st March 2022.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council welcomes submissions from all organisational types, including the Third Sector.

The annual contract value will be capped at a maximum of no more than £212,000. The maximum total contract value would be a maximum of £1,272,000 (including the possible extensions.)

If you wish to tender for the above requirement, please register on https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm


Closing date for technical and commercial tender submission is Wednesday 17th February 2016 at 12 NOON.

It is the Council’s preliminary view that TUPE Regulations will apply to this contract. However, tenderers will need to seek their own legal advice to reach their own conclusion as to whether or not TUPE applies.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                   
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 72 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      As detailed in the Tender Documents.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As detailed in the Tender Documents.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      As detailed in the Tender Documents.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      All bidders will be asked to confirm in a Questionnaire that none of the conditions set out in Article 57 of Directive 2014/24/EU apply to their organisation or expression of interest.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Bidders will be required to complete a Questionnaire consistent with the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As detailed in the Tender Documents
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Bidders will be required to complete a Questionnaire consistent with the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU.         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As detailed in the Tender Documents.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No       
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: No
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated below
            Criteria - Weighting
            Quality (Technical Submission) - 50
            Commercial (Price) - 40
            Quality (Presentation/Interview) - 10

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: A5WG-BY2KHD      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 08/02/2016

         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 17/02/2016
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 17/02/2016
         Time: 12:10


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Yes
      Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Between 3-6 years, depending on the outcome of this tender exercise.
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The contract term will run for 3 years from 1st June 2016– 31st March 2019 with an option to extend for three additional periods of 12 months. The latest expiry date of the contract will be 31st May 2022.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council welcomes submissions from all organisational types, including the Third Sector.

The annual contract value will be capped at a maximum of no more than £212,000. The maximum total contract value would be a maximum of £1,272,000 (including the possible extensions.)

Closing date for Technical and Commercial tender submission is Friday 15th January 2016 at 12 NOON.

The Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the contract.
The Council also reserves the right not to award a contract or to award a contract for parts or part of the services only.
The Council will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their tender submissions.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      High Court
      High Court, Royal Court of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 08/01/2016

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