Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
UK
E-mail: Commercial.services@merton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Adult Integrated Substance Misuse Prevention and Treatment Service
Reference number: DN729830
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award
Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The service will provide community-based specialist treatment and support for adults with
drug and/or alcohol use problems.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 700 215.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award
Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The service will provide community-based specialist treatment and support for adults with
drug and/or alcohol use problems.
The service to be delivered via this contract will reduce the impact of drug and alcohol use on
the London Borough of Merton. It will address the health and social harms caused by drugs
and alcohol including achieving a reduction in drug and alcohol related deaths. The service
will be essential in operationalising the strategic direction set by the Merton Combatting
Substance Misuse Partnership and it will support the London Borough of Merton in its work
to deliver the goals of the national 10-year drug strategy.
The Authority published an intention to award the contract on 11th November 2024, and has now observed the subsequent standstill period. The contract is now to be awarded to the provider
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Improving access, reducing inequalities, and facilitating choice
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Quality and innovation
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 24
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The scope of these services falls within The Heath Care Services (Provider Selection
Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract has now formally been awarded, following publication of a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award notice, published on 11th November 2024. The provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this procurement. The publication of this notice confirms that the standstill period has now been observed.
IV.1.8) Information about 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 OJ S:
2024/S 000-036460
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Via Community Ltd
London
SW1H 9BL
UK
NUTS: UKI63
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 700 215.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre
Morden
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2024