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Approved Provider List for the Provision of Meals in the Community – East Sussex

Monday, 16 March 2020, 8:53

To establish a list of pre-approved providers for the provision of meals in the Community.

United Kingdom-Lewes: Health and social work services

2020/S 053-127307

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: East Sussex County Council
Postal address: County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Town: Lewes
NUTS code: UKJ22
Postal code: BN7 1UE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Stephanie Saunders
E-mail: stephanie.saunders@eastsussex.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1273481224

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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:

ESCC SS Approved Provider List for the Provision of Meals in the Community

Reference number: ESCC – 030646

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

East Sussex County Council’s approved list for the provision of meals in the Community East Sussex County Council’s Adult Social Care Department is seeking to establish a list of pre-approved providers for the provision of meals in the Community. The outcomes of the services will be achieved by the delivery of a hot, chilled or frozen meal to the service user’s home. The Council will refer individuals assessed as eligible for the services to an approved list provider in accordance with the referral process set out in the specification. The Council will also sign post other individuals who may benefit from the service, but who are not eligible for Council funding for the services to the approved provider list so that they may engage an Approved List Provider to deliver the services to them should they so wish.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 5 250 000.00 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
85312200
85300000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:

East Sussex.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

East Sussex County Council’s Adult Social Care Department is seeking to establish a list of pre-approved providers for the provision of meals in the Community. The outcomes of the Services will be achieved by the delivery of a hot, chilled or frozen meal to the service user’s home. The Council will refer individuals assessed as eligible for the services to an approved list provider in accordance with the referral process set out in this specification. The Council will also sign post other individuals who may benefit from the service, but who are not eligible for Council funding for the services to the approved provider list so that they may engage an approved list provider to deliver the services to them should they so wish. For full set of criteria please refer to the full set of invitation to apply (ITA) on the South East Shared Business Portal.

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

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

Start: 01/07/2020
End: 30/06/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

Possibility of up to 24 months extension.

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:

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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:
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: yes
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: 15/04/2020
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

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
Place:

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: East Sussex County Council
Town: Lewes
Postal code: BN7 1UE
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: philip.baker@eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12/03/2020