Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs Support Cheshire

Expressions of Interest for individual packages for support for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs.

United Kingdom-Sandbach: Health and social work services

2016/S 134-241953

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Cheshire East Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Contact point(s): Central Procurement Unit
For the attention of: Susan Shaw
CW11 1HZ Sandbach
United Kingdom
E-mail: susan.shaw2@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

Electronic access to information: http://www.the-chest.org.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.the-chest.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Cheshire West and Chester Council
HQ, 58 Nicholas Street
CW1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Expressions of Interest for individual packages for support for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Cheshire.

NUTS code UKD2

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Council is seeking to commission a number of bespoke packages of support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenge. We are seeking expressions of interest from suitable organisations who are able to provide robust services to people with complex needs and have a proven track record of innovation and high quality service delivery.
Organisations will be registered to provide the appropriate categories of services under Care Standards Regulations 2009 with either a good or excellent rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This procurement will be conducted using the Light Touch Regime.
Please Note: Pare Package No 6 is being procured on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council who will contract directly with the successful bidder.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Contracts will be offered for an initial 5 year period with 2 x 12 months optional extensions available.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 370 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Service Package 1

1)Short description

See Service User profile included in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Care Package 2

1)Short description

See Service User profile contained in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 EUR

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Care Package 3

1)Short description

See Service User profile contained in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Care Package 4

1)Short description

See Service User profile contained in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: Care Package 5

1)Short description

See Service User profile contained in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 6 Lot title: Care Package 6

1)Short description

See Service User profile contained in tender pack.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Not Applicable.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Organisations will need to be registered to provide the appropriate categories of services under Care Standards Regulations 2009 with either a good or excellent rating from the Care Quality Commission.

III.2)Conditions for participation

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

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Organisations will be registered to provide the appropriate categories of services under Care Standards Regulations 2009 with either a good or excellent rating from the Care Quality Commission.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

16 077

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 18.7.2016 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

18.7.2016 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up