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Adult Carers Advice Tender Suffolk

Friday, 6 March 2020, 13:28

Adult Carers Advice Tender Suffolk

The provision of a service for adults aged 18 and over with unpaid caring responsibilities, caring for adults aged 18 and over, who are eligible for adult care services in the county of Suffolk.

United Kingdom-Ipswich: Health and social work services

2020/S 047-112556

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Suffolk County Council
Postal address: Endeavour House, Russell Road
Town: Ipswich
NUTS code: UKH14
Postal code: IP1 2BX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Sarah Skilton
E-mail: sarah.skilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1473260675
Internet address(es):Main address: www.suffolksourcing.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.suffolksourcing.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.suffolksourcing.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Adult Carers Advice, Assessment and Support Service

Reference number: CD1294-1

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The provision of a service for adults aged 18 and over with unpaid caring responsibilities, caring for adults aged 18 and over, who are eligible for adult care services in the county of Suffolk and patients who are the responsibility of the Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), including Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG), West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG) and the Waveney part of Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (GYAWCCG) areas (referred to as the CCGs). The service will include the following four specific areas:

1) Assessment and review;

2) Support;

3) Information, advice; and

4) Guidance and identification of carers.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 7 733 790.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKH14
Main site or place of performance:

Suffolk.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The provision of a service for adults aged 18 and over with unpaid caring responsibilities, caring for adults aged 18 and over, who are eligible for adult care services in the county of Suffolk and patients who are the responsibility of the Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), including Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG), West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG) and the Waveney part of Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (GYAWCCG) areas (referred to as the CCGs). The service will include the following four specific areas:

1) Assessment and review;

2) Support;

3) Information, advice; and

4) Guidance and identification of carers.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 7 733 790.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/10/2020
End: 31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

As stated in the tender documentation.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

As stated in the tender documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As stated in the tender documentation.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

As stated in the tender documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As stated in the tender documentation.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

As stated in the tender documentation.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 16/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
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:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 01/10/2020

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 16/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
Place:

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Suffolk County Council
Postal address: Endeavour House, Russell Road
Town: Ipswich
Postal code: IP1 2DX
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

04/03/2020