Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-03
Buyer: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85300000
Estimated value: 922500 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Tenders are invited by the Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the “Contracting Authority”) with relevant experience and the ability to deliver the Healthwatch Kirklees Service (the “Service”). The purpose of Local Healthwatch is to empower citizens and communities by giving them a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health, social care and public health services are provided within their locality with the aim of improving the quality of services, the public’s experiences and outcomes.
Local Healthwatch will provide a consultative role to local health, social care and public health commissioners as well as being a “critical friend”.
Tenders are invited by the Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the “Contracting Authority”) with relevant experience and the ability to deliver the Healthwatch Kirklees Service (the “Service”). The purpose of Local Healthwatch is to empower citizens and communities by giving them a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health, social care and public health services are provided within their locality with the aim of improving the quality of services, the public’s experiences and outcomes.
Local Healthwatch will provide a consultative role to local health, social care and public health commissioners as well as being a “critical friend”.
Due to the size and nature of the Local Healthwatch Kirklees Service, the Contracting Authority believed it was not appropriate to split this contract in to lots. Further, the Contracting Authority has considered social value throughout the development of this opportunity.
In order to improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing, the Contracting Authority would expect the chosen economic operator to be embedded within the local area to ensure the optimisation of local skills, capacity and resources.
Local Healthwatch will actively contribute to driving sector-led improvement by working in partnership with local authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups, the Strategic Transformation Partnership (“STP”), the Local Government Association (“LGA”), Healthwatch England and other key stakeholders through peer support and the development of local solutions.
The contract will initially be for three (3) years commencing on 1.10.2018 and will expire on 30.9.2021. The Contracting Authority will then have the option to extend this contract by up to a maximum of two (2) further twelve (12) month periods.
The contract will initially be for three (3) years commencing on 1.10.2018 and will expire on 30.9.2021. The contracting authority will then have the option to extend this contract by up to a maximum of two (2) further twelve (12) month periods.
which require or permit the Contracting Authority not to select or to treat as ineligible, economic operators, the contracting authority reserves the right to exclude any economic operator whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the scoring matrices contained within the standard Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) within the Supplier Submission Document, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1 of this Notice.
See Sections 4 and 5 of the SQ, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1 of this Notice. Economic operators must submit either:
b) a statement of the turnover, profit and loss account, current liabilities and assets, and cash flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation;
c) a statement of the cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position;
d) alternative means of demonstrating financial status if any of the above documents are not available (e.g. forecast of turnover for the current year and a statement of funding provided by the owners and/or the bank, charity accruals accounts or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status).
Economic operators must also confirm whether or not they are part of a wider group (e.g. a subsidiary of a holding / parent company), and if so must provide confirmation of:

Eligibility requirements: In accordance with: 1) Article 57 to 60 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; and 2) Regulations 57-60 of the Public Contracts 2015; which require or permit the Contracting Authority not to select or to treat as ineligible, economic operators, the contracting authority reserves the right to exclude any economic operator whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the scoring matrices contained within the standard Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) within the Supplier Submission Document, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1 of this Notice.

Award value: 922500