Award

Contract for a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Aug 2023 at 15:50

Tender

28 Apr 2023 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service to The National Energy Foundation. The service aims to provide energy efficiency advice and support in homes, contributing to improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities. The contract commenced on 29 July 2023, with service delivery set to start on 29 October 2023. This contract is for a period of 2 years and 3 months, with an option to extend by a further 2 years.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in health services, energy efficiency, and home support sectors to compete. Businesses with expertise in providing advice services related to housing and health, energy efficiency, and holistic support for residents could find this contract particularly suitable. The contract involves delivering telephone support, home visits, and facilitating access to various energy efficiency schemes and support services to promote independent living for residents in Oxfordshire.

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Notice Title

Contract for a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service

Notice Description

The subject matter of this contract relates to the delivery of services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations. Oxfordshire County Council have awarded a contract to deliver a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service, a telephone advice service providing energy efficiency advice in the home and providing support and advice in the home through home visits. The service is integral to improving the health outcomes of populations and reducing inequalities through the provision of quality homes. By providing energy efficiency advice and wider support related to cold damp homes, the service will address housing related health inequalities and the needs of people with respiratory and cardiovascular disease or other long term conditions. It is a partnership service which has been developed through discussions with the District and City Councils, adult and children's social care and the NHS. Evaluation of the service has been carried out to capture the views and preferences of residents and those who use the service. The service will offer a telephone support service, to assess the energy, housing and health and wellbeing needs of individual residents. It will provide home visits to those with more complex needs to make those same assessments of need. The service will be responsive to the changing funding landscape to increase, and decrease, capacity to deliver telephone and home visit support to Oxfordshire residents. This outreach service will offer an integrated, holistic assessment of an individual's housing needs to help achieve safer, healthier housing conditions, by referring and signposting to energy efficiency schemes eg grants and loans, including support with energy bills, to support for other social and health problems, and to promote independent living. A holistic assessment via a home visit can better identify a range of problems and also enable people to access relevant support services. The Contract period is 2 years and 3 months (27 months), with an option for the Council to extend the Contract period by a further 2 years (24 months). The Contract commenced on 29 July 2023 with service delivery due to commence on 29 October 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The subject matter of this process relates to the delivery of services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations. Oxfordshire County Council have awarded a contract to deliver a Housing and Health Single Point of Contact Service, a telephone advice service providing energy efficiency advice in the home and providing support and advice in the home through home visits. The service is integral to improving the health outcomes of populations and reducing inequalities through the provision of quality homes. By providing energy efficiency advice and wider support related to cold damp homes, the service will address housing related health inequalities and the needs of people with respiratory and cardiovascular disease or other long term conditions. It is a partnership service which has been developed through discussions with the District and City Councils, adult and children's social care and the NHS. Evaluation of the service has been carried out to capture the views and preferences of residents and those who use the service. The service will offer a telephone support service, to assess the energy, housing and health and wellbeing needs of individual residents. It will provide home visits to those with more complex needs to make those same assessments of need. The service will be responsive to the changing funding landscape to increase, and decrease, capacity to deliver telephone and home visit support to Oxfordshire residents. This outreach service will offer an integrated, holistic assessment of an individual's housing needs to help achieve safer, healthier housing conditions, by referring and signposting to energy efficiency schemes eg grants and loans, including support with energy bills, to support for other social and health problems, and to promote independent living. A holistic assessment via a home visit can better identify a range of problems and also enable people to access relevant support services. The contract will provide the Council with a minimum of 900 telephone assessments and 250 home visits per annum. The Council may choose to increase its spending under the contract through the additional services element of the contract to a maximum of PS375,000 per annum. Further information on the contract options is contained in section II 2.11 The Contract period is 2 years and 3 months (27 months), with an option for the Council to extend the Contract period by a further 2 years (24 months). The Contract commenced on 29 July 2023 with service delivery due to commence on 29 October 2023.

Options: The contract contains an option to extend the contract period by up to a further 24 months. The contract also contains options for the Council to commission further telephone assessments and home visits. Additionally, the Council may commission developmental service elements through the contract life, such as Remote (video) assessments, Face to face publicity events, as well as Administration of small measures and other grants as well as applying for these. The Council may commission these services via an options uptake notice up to a maximum value of PS375,000 per annum.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c551
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025185-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Alex White
Contact Email
alex.white@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7554339176

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION

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