Published date: 27 September 2024
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£39,000,000
Procurement reference
CC001-DN745082-20637228
Published date
27 September 2024
Closing date
6 November 2024
Closing time
9:30am
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2033
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The council is procuring a contract for the provision of a Healthy Child Programme Public Health Nursing Service for children and young people aged 0-19 (and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities), for a term of up to 8 years. Refer to the service specification (Schedule 2 of the Invitation to Tender) for further details.
The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of five years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider) from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030. There are 3 optional extensions available of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the council. If all three of these optional extensions are used, the framework will end on 31st March 2033.
The estimated total value of the Contract for the 5 year initial term is between £17.22m and £21.026m (both) excluding VAT. Plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding. The maximum value for the initial term plus the 3 optional extensions (8 years) is £39m excluding VAT. The maximum budget available for the initial term is £3,444,000 per annum, plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding, as outlined in the Schedule 2 Specification. Details of expenditure for the initial period and the extension periods are indicative only and the council does not guarantee this spend. Any extension periods will be confirmed if they are to be used.
For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specifications, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration on The Chest is free of charge.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sunday Oguntonade
Address
Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7795546733
sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk
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