--- title: "0290 Essex Lifestyle Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2018-01-10" --- # 0290 Essex Lifestyle Service Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c5725fad-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary Essex County Council (ECC) has launched the "0290 Essex Lifestyle Service" procurement process, aimed at delivering integrated social prescribing and lifestyle support services across the county. This tender is classified under health and social work services and will follow an open procedure. The contract, with a maximum budget of £2.3 million per annum, spans five years, commencing on 1 April 2016. Interested providers must submit their expressions of interest before the tender period concludes on 26 October 2015, and all communications must be conducted via the designated supplier portal. This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) engaged in health and lifestyle services. Bidders who have experience in social prescribing, tobacco control, and collaboration with healthcare providers will be well-positioned to compete. The focus on supporting disadvantaged communities creates a demand for innovative services that enhance health and well-being, potentially leading to long-term partnerships with the ECC and related organisations. ## Notice Essex County Council (ECC) is looking for suitably experienced providers to deliver a county-wide Essex Lifestyle Service. Key themes of the procurement will be to work closely with the voluntary sector to provide integrated social prescribing, and an individual lifestyle support service. The provider will work specifically with clients from disadvantaged communities and certain population groups in order to initiate the action required to encourage and enable those individuals to improve their health. The service will also concentrate on reducing the number of people in Essex who smoke as a result of the Stop Smoking Support Service. This will be achieved by: - Achieving an agreed number of people who stop smoking - Targeted delivery of services - Acting as lead provider for subcontracted services including GP's and Pharmacies - Providing stop smoking education - Working closely with Acute Hospital Trusts - Providing training, advice and equipment - Contributing to a multi-agency approach focussing on tobacco control and the reduction of smoking prevalence. - Taking account of recent changes in behaviours, increased use of E cigarettes and adopting a harm reduction approach The contract duration will be 5 years (60 months) with a maximum available budget of PS2.3m per annum. This tender will follow an open, single stage process with a contract commencement date of 1 April 2016. Additional information: Potential bidders should contact Essex County Council requesting to be invited to this tendering event by following these instructions: 1. Expressions of interest must be by way of sending an email with your organisation name in the subject title field to 'email2workspace-prod+ECC+WS553460081+p6zo@ansmtp.ariba.com' asking to be invited to this event and providing your contact name and Supplier ID/User ANID from your Ariba registration details. 2. If you have more than one registered user who you want invited to the event, provide the name(s) of each registered user in your request as it may not be possible to include additional users at a later stage. 3. If you are not registered in Ariba at all, go to 'http://ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full' and follow the instructions to register then follow steps 1 and 2 above. (PLEASE NOTE: 35% completion (i.e. mandatory fields only: organisation/user details, commodity, sales territory) is the minimum required for your Ariba cloud registration, you do not need to reach 100% completion.) The supplier portal will be used throughout the procurement process, and all communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement exercise must be via the supplier portal. The supplier portal has instructions on how to use the system and access the information as well as a helpdesk to assist Bidders. Essex County Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. Essex County Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by Providers in relation to this procurement exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e814c6c-bc13-4c63-870f-244f925623ec | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2015 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Jan 2016 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2016 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,954,991 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PROVIDE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2018 at 10:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e814c6c-bc13-4c63-870f-244f925623ec - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e814c6c-bc13-4c63-870f-244f925623ec ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e814c6c-bc13-4c63-870f-244f925623ec 10th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6fea0274-66af-46ce-bda8-89b1883e1dc5 0290 Essex Lifestyle Service documents - http://www.essex.gov.uk/Business-Partners/Supplying-Council/documents/Procurement_Opportunities.xls Current Tender Opportunities at Essex County Council - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/afd1aec8-186f-45c0-a35d-5ffa1064a7b2 ## Notice URLs - http://ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full' - http://www.essex.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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