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Published 7 Jan 2022, 13:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HCC 01/22 - The Provision of a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management Service

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£675,445exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2022awarded 28 Mar 2022
Awarded to Oviva UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management Service. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field (FTS Contract Notice refers). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Hertfordshire County Council is seeking to commission a new tier 2 weight management…AwardedPublished value£675,445

Hertfordshire County Council is seeking to commission a new tier 2 weight management service to support adults in Hertfordshire who are obese to lose weight and to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. The programme will need to demonstrate how it addresses health inequalities by focusing on key priority groups who are often at more at risk of obesity and who find it harder to access traditional adult weight management services such as people with learning/physical disabilities, BAME communities as well as other groups such as people with severe mental health issues and men.The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extension.For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately £324,213. The Contract will be awarded for an initial term of 19 months, with the option to extend the Contract up to 6 further months. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Hertfordshire County Council are working with the following CCG's on this procurement;East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Email – Eunice.sudlow@nhs.netEast and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Charter House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JLHerts Valleys Clinical Commissioning GroupEmail – s.alderman@nhs.netHerts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, The Forum, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1DN

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: There is provision for an extension to this contract by up to a further 6 (six) months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Jan 2022, 13:09 GMT
Last source update
9 May 2022, 10:45 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
HCC211347
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011948
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03087b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.

Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. In accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council's procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system.This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Feb 2022 → 9 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 May 2022, 10:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2022, 10:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £675,4451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oviva UK LimitedProvision of a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management Service£675,445 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management Service · Oviva UK Limited

    Signed
    28 Mar 2022
    Value
    £675,445
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Pegs Lane, HERTFORD, East of England, SG13 8DEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point Hertford
  • High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Oviva UK LimitedAwarded supplier Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street, London, London, SE1 9RS

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria