Community Mental Health Support Services
This tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of services for community based support for adults with mental health needs.
UK-Chichester: Community health services
2013/S 092-156988
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
West Sussex County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Sam Pickford
PO19 1RG Chichester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1243526059
E-mail: sam.pickford@westsussex.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://westsussex.bravosolution.co.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)
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: County of West Sussex.
NUTS code UKJ24
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 31
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 425 000 GBP
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are seeking service providers with appropriate experience and expertise and/or the capability to provide current and new services in line with the requirements highlighted within this tender.
WSCC has decided to divide the opportunity to provide these services into Geographical areas:
— Worthing;
— Adur (Shoreham and districts);
— Arun (Littlehampton and Bognor Regis);
— Chichester (including Midhurst and rural districts);
— Horsham;
— Mid Sussex (East Grinstead and Burgess Hill);
— Crawley.
Bidders will be required to confirm in their ITT submission which areas they can operate within.
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Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: as detailed in the Procurement Documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: as detailed in the Procurement Documents.
as detailed in the Procurement Documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
as detailed in the Procurement Documents.
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: as detailed in the Procurement Documents.
Section IV: Procedure
Place:
Chichester, West Sussex.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised Officers of West Sussex County Council.
Section VI: Complementary information
This is a non-mandatory OJEU Contract Notice. The Services constitute Part B services for the purposes of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (Regulations) and the procurement is not therefore fully regulated by the Regulations. Neither a reference during or after this procurement process to the Regulations or the use of language or terminology common to the Regulations shall require the Council to conduct a fully regulated procurement in accordance with the Regulations. This notice is being placed for advertising purposes only.
Suppliers will be expected to deliver services that demonstrate a Best Value approach as defined by the government.
The contract term will be for a period of 31 Months.
Public Liability Insurance of a minimum of 10 000 000 GBP million and Employers Liability Insurance of a minimum of 10 000 000 GBP will be required.
West Sussex County Council reserves the right to reopen the framework on an idividual basis at it’s discretion.
There is no limit to the number of organisations who will be given a place on the framework as long as they are able to meet the award criteria as set out in the procurement documentation.
West Sussex County Council is a Public Authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and all correspondence received will be dealt with in accordance with the Act.
A bidder briefing event for service providers is being held on 30/05/2013 at 10am in Conference Room 4, Centenary House, Durrington Lane, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 2QB. Providers interested in participating in this opportunity are encouraged to attend this event and register their interest and attendance via the West Sussex eSourcing portal messaging facility.
The Contracting Authority intends to use the West Sussex eSourcing Portal (that is an eSourcing system) in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. URL: https://westsussex.bravosolution.co.uk. West Sussex eSourcing Portal, Project No. 290, ITT No. 2275 refer. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://westsussex.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (you should keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password – Click the“PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) – Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT (ITT No. 2275 ) to access the content – Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your“ My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender – You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) – You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://westsussex.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (you should keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password – Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) – Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content – Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender – Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) – You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance consult the online help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.