Norfolk County Council Supported Living Contract 2017
The contract is for a minimum of 6 years, but may be extended to 10. It is divided into 4 geographical Lots.
United Kingdom-Norwich: Health and social work services
2017/S 027-047873
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom
Contact person: Sarah Hardy
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKH13
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Supported Living and Community Enablement and Support Services for People with Mental Health Needs in Norfolk.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Norfolk County Council has a requirement for supported living and community enablement and support services for people with mental health needs in Norfolk. The procurement is in 4 lots as follows:
1. Lot 1 — West Norfolk;
2. Lot 2 — Central Norfolk;
3. Lot 3 — East Norfolk;
4. Norwich locality intensive outreach.
The service will:
— Support people to live independently and safely in their own homes through the provision of support in their homes, including in specified supported living schemes, and the community.
— Enable people to recover and develop the capacity to live more independently in their communities.
— Develop the capacity of people to maintain their recovery and their ability to live as independently as possible.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
West Norfolk
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As per the tender documentation.
The estimated value for this lot included in this notice does not include any price increases during the life of the contract.
The procurement for this lot will cover the supported living and community requirements for the area specified in the tender documentation. During the life of the contract the number of hours required in the community may increase and the Council may establish another supported living scheme or schemes during the life of the Contract. It will be expected that the Provider of this lot will provide the support for these increased hours or new supported living scheme based on the hourly prices submitted during this procurement exercise and contained in the contract unless:
— The Provider’s performance has been or is unsatisfactory;
— Benchmarking by the Council shows that the Provider is more expensive and that efficiencies would be gained by competing the requirement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Contract is for 6 years. There is the option, at the Council’s discretion, to extend the contract by 2 years plus a further 2 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
As set out in the tender documentation. It is the Council’s intention to take a maximum of 5 bidders through to Invitation to Participate in Dialogue and then to down select to 3.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Central Norfolk
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As per the tender documentation. The estimated value for this lot included in this notice does not include any price increases during the life of the contract.
The procurement for this lot will cover the supported living and community requirements for the area specified in the tender documentation. During the life of the contract the number of hours required in the community may increase and the Council may establish another supported living scheme or schemes during the life of the Contract. It will be expected that the Provider of this lot will provide the support for these increased hours or new supported living scheme based on the hourly prices submitted during this procurement exercise and contained in the contract unless:
— The Provider’s performance has been or is unsatisfactory;
— Benchmarking by the Council shows that the Provider is more expensive and that efficiencies would be gained by competing the requirement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The initial term of the contract is 6 years with an option at the Council’s discretion of extending by 2 years plus a further 2 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
As per the tender documentation. It is the Council’s intention to take a maximum of 5 bidders through to Invitation to Participate in Dialogue and then to down select to 3.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
East Norfolk
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As per the tender documentation. The estimated value for this lot included in this notice does not include any price increases during the life of the contract.
The procurement for this lot will cover the supported living and community requirements for the area specified in the tender documentation. During the life of the contract the number of hours required in the community may increase and the Council may establish another supported living scheme or schemes during the life of the Contract. It will be expected that the Provider of this lot will provide the support for these increased hours or new supported living scheme based on the hourly prices submitted during this procurement exercise and contained in the contract unless:
— The Provider’s performance has been or is unsatisfactory;
— Benchmarking by the Council shows that the Provider is more expensive and that efficiencies would be gained by competing the requirement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The initial term of the contract is 6 years with the right to extend at the Council’s discretion by 2 years plus a further 2 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
As per the tender documentation. It is the Council’s intention to take a maximum of 5 bidders through to Invitation to Participate in Dialogue and then to down select to 3.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Norwich Locality Intensive Outreach
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
As per the tender documentation.
The procurement for this lot will cover the community requirements for the area specified in the tender documentation. During the life of the contract the number of hours required in the community may increase. It will be expected that the Provider of this lot will provide the support for these increased hours based on the hourly prices submitted during this procurement exercise and contained in the contract unless:
— The Provider’s performance has been or is unsatisfactory;
— Benchmarking by the Council shows that the Provider is more expensive and that efficiencies would be gained by competing the requirement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The initial contract term is for 6 years with a right, at the Council’s discretion, to extend by 2 years plus a further 2 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
As per the tender documentation. It is the Council’s intention to take a maximum of 5 bidders through to Invitation to Participate in Dialogue and then to down select to 3.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
As per the tender documentation.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
The estimate value of the total 4 lots and the values included within the lot descriptions are based on the maximum contract length of 10 years excluding any price increases during the life of the contract.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council’s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found athttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the ‘tenders’ section and ‘express an interest’ to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
The Authority has considered (pursuant to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012) whether to explicitly seek social value through this procurement and this is contained in the tender documentation.
This contract is divided into lots and the maximum number of lots that 1 provider can be awarded is 4 i.e. all lots.
VI.4.1)Review body
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern EN Standard form 02 — Contract notice 12 / 19 Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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