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title: "COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)"
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# COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ce1ea81-6859-45d2-aa4e-8357d9924fc4

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## Summary

The Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for the COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2) to Age UK Oxfordshire. The contract, valued at £6,222,985.00, falls under the category of Provision of services to the community. The procurement process started with a tender published on November 14, 2022, and the contract will be in effect from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2026.

This tender opportunity presented by Oxfordshire County Council provides a chance for small and voluntary sector enterprises to compete for the provision of community network and urgent community link services. The contract duration of up to five years, with a potential extension, offers stability for interested businesses to engage with the Council in delivering services aimed at enhancing residents' health and well-being in Oxfordshire.

## Notice

The key strategic direction for the Service is to facilitate the delivery of the Oxfordshire Way to help people remain independent in their communities. The provision of Information and Advice can help to avoid the need for care and support developing and is a key pillar in delivering the Oxfordshire Way. We want people in Oxfordshire to know where they can access the right information and advice to help them make good choices about the help they or their family might need. Through using a strengths-based way of working more people will be enabled to live at home independently and confidently for longer. This will reduce or delay the need for more intensive health and social care services. The Services will focus on creating a self-developing culture of information and advice and developing communities of practice to strengthen Oxfordshire resident's health and wellbeing. Oxfordshire would like to improve joint working with the Council, Health, and the Voluntary Sector to strengthen the prevention agenda and build greater resilience in our communities. Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for The Community Information Network Service (Lot 1) and Oxfordshire Urgent Community Link Service (Lot 2) (under the Light Touch Regime - Schedule 3 Public Contract Regulations 2015) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contracts are anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023. The maximum annual combined contract value for both Lots 1 and 2 is anticipated to be PS1,144,597.00 and therefore the combined contract value for the 5-year term for lot 1 and Lot 2 is PS PS5,722,985.00 (with contract extension). The contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional and complimentary services (see Contract, SC2.1), during the lifetime term of the Contract in line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulation (2015). Should the optional contract condition SC2.1 be exercised then the maximum combined contract value for both lots 1 and 2 is anticipated to be PS6,222,985.00. The subject matter of this procurement process relates to the delivery of services which are listed to in Schedule 3 to the regulations. As such, the procurement process adopted by the Commissioners has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. Full details are available through the Council's e-tendering portal at https://sebp.due-north.com/ (ref DN641273)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b0d5e5-6039-4921-b307-a4c0914e044b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,222,985 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,222,985 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGE UK OXFORDSHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2023 at 10:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b0d5e5-6039-4921-b307-a4c0914e044b
- 14 Nov 2022 at 16:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aeec2fed-200d-4942-bcc6-53bf24ca7f99

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28b0d5e5-6039-4921-b307-a4c0914e044b
  27th June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aeec2fed-200d-4942-bcc6-53bf24ca7f99
  14th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
- https://sebp.due-north.com/

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