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Published 3 Nov 2022, 13:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Integrated Drug and Alcohol service

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£176,287,103published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Jul 2023
Awarded to Humankind Charity2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Integrated Drug and Alcohol service

CPV: Health and social work services · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions: Extend up to 60 months

What it takes to win
i

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
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Q: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Q: 100
  • Price: 0

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Nov 2022, 13:02 GMT
Last source update
25 Jul 2023, 08:51 BST
Authority reference
37373
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021387
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037ebd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The Council believes that the decision to award a new contract to Humankind Charity for the provision of an Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service is permitted pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which states:

The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:-

(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons,...but only....where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;"

36 The section below sets out the technical reasons required by Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) that the Council would rely on to justify its decision.

(i ) In February 2022, OHID announced significant new investment (Supplementary Grant) aimed at delivering a world-class treatment and recovery system over the life of the new

national 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope, through rebuilding local drug treatment and recovery services, including for young people and offenders. The only option available to the council to effectively implement this change immediately in line with the grant requirements, was to work with the existing well-performing providers, and the proposals described within this report will enable this joint work to continue and build on the investment already completed in 2022/23.

(ii) In addition to the funding confirmed and invested for 2022/23, OHID announced significant increased indicative amounts for the following 2 years. The Council is already working with the existing providers and key local partners to develop an effective plan for this new funding (including a recruitment and workforce strategy). New contractual arrangements are therefore required to implement this plan and deliver the intended outcomes in addition to achieving best value.

(iii) The long-term contractual arrangements described within this report align with the timescales of the new national strategy, provides certainty to the city's drug and alcohol workforce and drives innovation within the service. In addition, it provides Forward Leeds consortium members the opportunity to strengthen their integration and partnership work within the local health system and partnership structures such as the Leeds Street Support Team.

(iv) This proposal enables Leeds to continue to benefit from an outstanding and high-performing service, whilst preventing significant disruption to service users. It is well-evidenced that

service performance drops when significant contractual changes occur, and this would cause a loss of value and momentum to the joint development work already taken place.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

"The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further information from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

Such additional information should be requested from the addressee found in I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are 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 (within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for such action had arisen).

Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the correct implementation of a10 day standstill period and publication of appropriate notices the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into".

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2023
  1. Procurement method changed
    25 Jul 2023, 08:51 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    25 Jul 2023, 08:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £176,287,1031 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Humankind Charity——Awarded
Humankind CharityIntegrated Community Drug and Alcohol ServiceSubcontracting: declared£176,287,103 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Integrated Drug and Alcohol service · Humankind Charity

    Signed
    24 Jul 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service · Humankind Charity

    Signed
    16 Oct 2022
    Value
    £176,287,103
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Integrated Drug and Alcohol service1bids · 1 electronic——£1 – £87,916,106
Whole notice———£1 – £87,916,106

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 171459162 Civic Hall, 3rd Floor West, , Leeds, UK, LS1 1URContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Leeds City Council - PACSContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Humankind CharityAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 01820492 Inspiration House Unit 22, Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Bowburn, Durham, Yorkshire & Humber, DH6 5PF
  • Humankind CharityAwarded supplier182 0492 Inspiration House Unit 22 Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Durham, UK, DH6 5PFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.