Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-10
Buyer: London Borough of Wandsworth
Country: UK
Region: Inner London - West
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 51667000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The 0 — 5 years Health Visiting Service (HVS) is a mandated service and the key delivery agent of the Department of Health's (DOH) Healthy Child Programme (HCP) for children pre-birth to 5 years of age. The HVS ensures that every new mother and child has access to a Health Visitor, appropriate developmental checks, support and information about issues such as parenting and immunisation. The service also supports families with greater needs, providing support for parents with as post-natal depression, support for healthy weaning and sleepless children.
The aim of this procurement is to appoint a single Service Provider who will operate the Health Visiting Service across the two boroughs and is expected to deliver a consistent, high quality service to all resident families with children under 5.
The Authorities reserve the right to vary the contract during the contract period, including any periods of extension to include within the scope of the service the provision of School Nursing Services (Healthy Child Programme 5 — 19 years and National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)) in accordance to the Public Contract Regulations. Please refer to the procurement documents.
The Authorities intend to host a Bidders Day as part of the procurement for this service on 21.3.2017, which will be held at Wandsworth Town Hall from 10:00 — 11:30. If you are interested in attending this event please send an email via the message centre via the Delta eSourcing Portal.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the relevant Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or ate at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authorities to amend any document and may award damages.
If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the relevant authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 51667000