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title: "COMMUNITY NETWORK SERVICE (Lot 1) AND URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038448"
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buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-06-27"
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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-h6vhtk-038448

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## Summary

The Oxfordshire County Council has completed the procurement process for the Community Network Service (Lot 1) and Urgent Community Link Service (Lot 2) for the provision of services to the community. The services aim to help people remain independent in their communities by facilitating access to information and advice, thus reducing the need for intensive health and social care services. The procurement involved awarding contracts to AGE UK Oxfordshire for both lots, with an active status. This opportunity was open for bidding with a cancellation status.

This public procurement opportunity by the Oxfordshire County Council presents a chance for businesses, especially those in the services sector, to engage in delivering services to enhance community well-being. The Council's focus on strengthening joint working with various sectors offers great potential for suppliers to contribute to the prevention agenda and build resilient communities. Businesses with expertise in community services and the delivery of information and advice would be well-suited to compete for these contracts and contribute to the local community's health and well-being.

## 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 Community and Voluntary Sector to strengthen the prevention agenda and build greater resilience in our communities.

### Lot Information

Community Network Service (Lot 1)

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described in Appendix 1 Specification for The Community Information Network Service (Lot 1) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023. The maximum Lot 1 contract value for the 5-year term is PS2,887,985 (with contract extension). The Contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional 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 be exercised then the maximum contract value is anticipated to be PS3,387,985. 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. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term 'Open' does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

Options: The Contract for Lot 1 will have the flexibility to include additional 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 be exercised then the maximum contract value is anticipated to be PS3,387,985. This is a 3 year term contract, with the option to extend the term by a further 2 years [in total a 5 year term contract, if the option is exercised].

OXFORDSHIRE URGENT COMMUNITY LINK SERVICE (Lot 2)

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for The Oxfordshire Urgent Community Link Service (Lot 2) for an initial term of three years with an option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023. The maximum Lot 2 contract value for the 5-year term is PS2,835,000 (with contract extension). 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. For the avoidance of doubt this means that the Commissioners have not adopted the open procedure (as such term is defined in the regulations) for the undertaking of this procurement process. The fact that in this Contract Notice at Section IV.1) the field/box relating to type of procedure may default to the term 'Open' does not mean that this procedure is being followed by the Commissioners.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018247-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, 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 | Not specified |
| Lots value | £6,222,985 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,222,985 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## 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 12:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018247-2023
- 14 Nov 2022 at 16:20 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032254-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a0b6208f-ac61-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091
- https://www.cedr.com/

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