Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-07
Buyer: Norfolk County Council
Country: UK
Region: Norfolk
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85312300 | 85312310
Estimated value: 65000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-05-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Norfolk County Council wishes to procure an integrated alcohol and drug behaviour change service, which includes both treatment and recovery and which builds community resilience for Norfolk adults aged 18+ years. The new service will be outcome based and recovery focused, delivering a shift towards prevention and early interventions, demonstrate innovation and implement evidence based good practice to deliver the best possible outcomes for individuals and their families. There will be a sharp focus on reducing associated harms caused to children.
As stated in the procurement documentation, a maximum of 6 candidates will be taken through to the Invitation to Participate in Dialogue stage. There will then be a staged reduction to 3 candidates to reduce the number of solutions to be discussed.
This contract is for 5 years with the option to extend ( at the Council's discretion) by a further 5 years.
The value stated in this Contract Notice is for the maximum length of this contract which is 10 years. This is a procurement for services specified in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as such Norfolk County Council has flexibility as to process. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in the procurement documents.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the ‘tenders’ section and ‘express an interest’ to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
The Council has consulted about social value and social value has been included in the specification for this contract and will be evaluated as set out in the procurement documentation.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 EN Standard form 02 — Contract notice 12 / 19 Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Eligibility requirements: As per the tender documentation.

Award value: 65000000