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Good Neighbour and Home Shopper Service.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Portsmouth City Council
Procurement Service, Floor 4 Core 4, Civic Office, Guildhall Square
Contact point(s): Procurement Service
PO1 2BJ Portsmouth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2392688235
E-mail: [email protected]

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx

Electronic access to information: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Home

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Home

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Good Neighbour and Home Shopper Service.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services

NUTS code UKJ31

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Portsmouth City Council - the ‘Council’ - has awarded a Contract for the provision of a befriending service to assist vulnerable Adults, who are essentially housebound, by providing them with social contact through volunteer visitors/befrienders. Where appropriate, volunteers may be willing to undertake low level household tasks to assist the client, for instance; form filling, changing light bulbs or posting letters. This assistance will be on a voluntary basis, and will not form part of the commissioned service.
 The service will also seek to act as advocate for the client, signposting to or working with appropriate agencies where the client is experiencing difficulties that could affect their independence. The service will not provide personal or nursing care services. The selected provider will actively recruit volunteers to act as volunteer befrienders.
 The contract commenced on 1.10.2014 and will run for an initial term of 4 years, but is extendable in increments to be agreed to a total maximum duration of 6 years, subject to agreement and performance of both parties.
 The value of the contract is approximately 100 000 GBP per annum making a total maximum contract value of 600 000 GBP if the extension options are taken up in full.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85323000, 85320000, 85140000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 600 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality. Weighting 50
2. Cost. Weighting 50
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
SCA/121DSPR/14006/T
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 70-120743 of 9.4.2014

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
1.10.2014
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 2
Number of offers received by electronic means: 2
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

The Salvation Army
101 Newington Causeway Elephant and Castle
SE1 6BN London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 2073674794
Internet address: http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 100 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 4
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
The services under this contract are Part B services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. The Contracting Authority has chosen to advertise this contract in the OJEU voluntarily, in accordance with the spirit of the EU public procurement regime and to conduct the process in an open and fair manner so as to increase competition. The submission of this notice is not an indication that the Contracting Authority considers itself bound by the provision in the regulations that are applicable to Part A.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
30.6.2015