East Kent Drug and Alcohol Services Contract
The service will provide recovery-oriented drug and alcohol treatment and evidence-based harm reduction interventions for residents of East Kent.
United Kingdom-Maidstone: Health and social work services
2016/S 225-410867
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Peter Maskell
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000419944
E-mail: peter.maskell@kent.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Peter Maskell
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000419944
E-mail: peter.maskell@kent.gov.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Peter Maskell
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000419944
E-mail: peter.maskell@kent.gov.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Peter Maskell
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000419944
E-mail: peter.maskell@kent.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
NUTS code UKJ4
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Council is looking to award a five year contract for provision of the East Kent Adult Drug and Alcohol Service. The service will provide recovery-oriented drug and alcohol treatment and evidence-based harm reduction interventions for residents of East Kent. East Kent compromises of the districts of Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Shepway and Swale and Thanet.
The service provider will need to demonstrate experience of delivering evidence based structured drug and alcohol treatment and have the capability to deliver an integrated service on the scale of East Kent. The service provider will also be required to act as a strategic partner with the Council, contributing towards shared goals and outcomes through delivery of an effective and efficient service.
The provider will need to take on responsibility for managing the existing East Kent Substance Misuse Service from 1.4.2017 but is also required to work with commissioners to co-design a new service model that meets the needs of the people of East Kent and is financially sustainable. The service will need to be flexible and respond to the changing needs for drug and alcohol services over the life of the contract.
The expectation is for the service to commence on 1.4.2017 for a period of 60 months with the possibility for extension for up to 36 months.
Expression of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity please select the ‘Login and Express an Interest’ button located at the bottom of this page.
Note that in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you’ve received your login details you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. You will then be emailed an invitation to submit a tender. Further guidance regarding how to use this portal can be found attached to the bottom of this advert.
Indicative Procurement Timetable
Deadline to submit requests for clarification via the Pro Contract Discussion facility: 12 noon on 12.12.2016;
Deadline for Tender Responses: 14:00 noon on 19.12.2016;
Commencement of Tender Evaluation Period (including Post-Tender Clarification): 20.12.2016;
Post Submission Clarification Meetings (if required) 12 and / or 13 January 2017
Pre-Award Clarification Meeting: 18.1.2017;
Contract Award: 31.1.2017;
Contract Commencement Date: 1.4.2017
Questions and Communication. Please direct all questions and communication through the Kent Business Portal via the discussions facility.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The provision for extensions is 36 months (if granted).
The total contract duration with extensions is 96 months.
The estimated contract value covers the full 96 month contract period.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 41 115 833 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Number of possible renewals: Range: between 1 and 3
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: Information will be provided within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Information will be provided within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information will be provided within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
In order to ‘Express an Interest’ in this opportunity, all potential suppliers will need to ensure to register for an account via the Kent Business Portal at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk All bid submissions relating to this opportunity must be submitted via the Kent Business Portal at 14:00 on 19.12.2016. The service delivery is for a comprehensive drug and alcohol service and this service is not suitable to be sub divide into lots however we encourage all providers to work with SME’s to deliver this service. The contract allows for subcontracting arrangements.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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