Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-03
Buyer: The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Croydon
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 75000000 | 75100000 | 75110000 | 75310000 | 75311000
Estimated value: 17000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-31
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: The London Borough of Croydon (LBC) is the Lead Authority and is procuring Work and Health Programme (WHP) services on behalf of itself and the London Boroughs of Merton, Richmond, Sutton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames that form the South London Partnership (Participating Authorities).
The intention of the WHP is to support individuals with a disability, who are long term unemployed and some early access groups to find and sustain work. WHP is a new service programme. The aim in addition to helping individuals to find work is to integrate WHP with local services and health provisions so the service users receive co-ordinated, holistic support to improve their health and wellbeing, and support the principles of localism by ensuring that it meets local priorities and reflects local needs. The draft specification for the services is included in the Procurement Documents.
The Lead Authority is procuring the WHP services on behalf of itself and the Participating Authorities named in 11.1.4. The intention is to award one contract under which the services are provided to the Lead Authority and Participating Authorities. The Lead Authority will have a back to back agreement with the Participating Authorities which will govern the conduct of the procurement and the in-contract provision. The Services are social services governed by Section 7 Chapter 3 PCR 2015. This procedure adopted is detailed in the tender documentation and follows a procedure similar to the Competitive Dialogue Procedure. The Authorities are free to determine the procedure used. Details of the procurement process are set out in the draft Procurement Documents. The estimated value of the contract is between  7 000 000 GBP to 17  000 000 GBP. The higher value includes potential ESF Funding which not guaranteed — see procurement documents for more details on the ESF Funding.
The Contract is for an initial period of 7 years with a potential extension of up to 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority (which is subject to national policy and DWP proposals).
The Contract Period comprises a referral period of 5 years (subject to the potential extension) followed by a payment tail period of 25 months.
The Services fall within Schedule 3 PCR and the procurement is within the light touch regime. The Lead Authority is entitled to select a procedure of their choice pursuant to Reg. 76(1)PCR and intends to follow a procedure based on the competitive dialogue (CD) procedure however reserves the right to deviate from the CD process described in the PCR to the extent permitted under the Regulations. The procurement process is as further described in procurement documentation.
1. To express an interest and to receive information about this procurement economic operators must register on the e-tendering system: www.capitalesourcing.com and submit a SQ/ESPD no later than 24:00  (midday)on 31.3.2017.
3. Economic operators are requested to submit any queries in relation to this project, the SQ, ESPD, this notice or the tender documentation via the Portal.
4. It is anticipated that the final ITPD will be issued to shortlisted applicants on or around 8.5.2017. The Authority reserves the right to vary this date and any other timescales or arrangements whether set out in this notice or identified later.
5. All applicants are solely responsible for their costs and expenses in relation to this procurement.
6. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to suspend or abort the procurement at any time prior to award in the event that the ESF funding application is not successful.


Award value: 17000000