Watford Borough Council: Nurse Led Absence Management Service

UK-Watford: Personnel services except placement and supply services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Watford Borough Council
       Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1923278370, Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk
       Contact: Corporate Procurement Manager
       Main Address: http://www.watford.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.watford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH23

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Nurse Led Absence Management Service            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: A framework agreement for the provision of a nurse led absence management services as shown in the specification.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 600,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services.
            79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services.
            79631000 - Personnel and payroll services.
            85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel.
            85141200 - Services provided by nurses.
            85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: A framework agreement for the provision of a nurse led absence management services as shown in the specification.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Approach / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Resource / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Reporting / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: KPI / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of the Framework between the supplier and the specific contracting body. The duration of the framework agreement is for the placing of orders.
The potential value of the framework agreement is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-784098
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: NLAM001    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Nurse Led Absence Management Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/09/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         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: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Goodshape, 05297929
             First Floor,, Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH23
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 650,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 600,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=890866879

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Watford Borough Council
          Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 01923278370, Email: howard.hughes@watford.gov.uk
          Internet address: http://www.watford.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/09/2024

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Those set out in the definition of “Contracting Authority” in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). These are stated in the document titled "Framework Eligible Bodies List"
       Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom
       Email: derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk
       Main Address: http://www.watford.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH23