Prior information: UK-Leicester: health and social work services

UK-Leicester: health and social work services

2010/S 171-262126

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (see www.espo.org) on behalf of Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council
  Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
  Pola Walecka - Asst. Contracts Admin Officer
  LE19 1ESLeicester
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1162657928
  p.walecka@espo.org
  +44 1162944399

  Internet address(es)

  Address of the buyer profile www.espo.org

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Regional or local authority

  Other Local Authority Services

SECTION II.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

• II.1)
  TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

  UK-West Midlands: integrated drug and alcohol treatment services – 3032/11 (warks cc ref 2974).

• II.2)
  TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE

  West Midlands – Coventry and Warwickshire.

  NUTS code UKG3

• II.3)
  SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

  ESPO, on behalf of Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council, is seeking to identify and appoint a suitable provider(s) for the provision of integrated drug and alcohol treatment services for Coventry and Warwickshire residents. The services will be recovery-focused, user-led and will support the social re-integration of service users. The services to be provided will include young people's specialist drug and alcohol treatment services (Warwickshire only), adult tier 2/3 and criminal justice drug and alcohol treatment services, and adult tier 4 detoxification services.

  CPV Code: Health and social work services.

  estimated cost excluding VAT 48 000 000 GBP

  Division into lots Yes

• II.4)
  COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  85000000

• II.5)
  SCHEDULED DATE FOR START OF AWARD PROCEDURES

  1.11.2010

• II.6)
  CONTRACT COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA)

  Yes

• II.7)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  This is a voluntary, Schedule B – residual services prior information notice and the procurement process is not due to commence until later this year (as detailed above). The annual contract value is approximately 8 000 000 GBP and at this stage it is envisaged that a two year contract will be in place with an option to extend for up to four further years.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1)
Reserved contracts

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS

• VI.2)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.

  GO reference: GO 10090119/01.

VI.3)
INFORMATION ON GENERAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

• VI.4)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  1.9.2010