Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Civic Centre,Darwall Street
WALSALL
WS11TP
UK
Telephone: +44 1922654329
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG38
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.walsall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Intention to Award of WP3996 - Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service
Reference number: WP3996
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Walsall Council's is seeking to procure a provider for a Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service. The Council wishes to deliver qualified counsellor sessions to pregnant and postnatal parents and care givers in relation to the infant's and the parent/s / care givers relationship within the context of their family. The aim is to support the quality of that parent-infant relationship building and support where this is stressful or needs strengthening.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
225 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to deliver qualified counsellor sessions to pregnant and postnatal parents and care givers in relation to the infant's and the parent/s / care givers relationship within the context of their family. The aim is to support the quality of that parent-infant relationship building and support where this is stressful or needs strengthening.
This notice is to confirm the intention of Walsall Council to award a contract under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Competitive Process.
The contract start date will be 1st July 2024 until 31st March 2025, with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and pending attaining further grant funding.
This is a new service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price/Value for Money
/ Weighting: 20
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
Open procedure
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 000-014321
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WP3996
Title: Parent-infant Emotional Wellbeing Counselling Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Murray Hall Community Trust Limited
03692018
The Bridge, St. Marks Road
Tipton
DY4 0SL
UK
NUTS: UKG36
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 225 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 25 June 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Details of the individual making the award decision: Isabel Vanderheeren -Director of Early Help, WR4 and Partnerships
The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/06/2024