Contract for Intermediate Care Beds Service

Provision of between 16 to 18 Step Down Step Up beds with GP cover within 1 location in Sandwell.

United Kingdom-Oldbury: Health and social work services

2017/S 140-287951

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
The Council House
Oldbury
United Kingdom
Contact person: Richard Lowe
E-mail: Richard_lowe@sandwell.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG34

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

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:

Intermediate Care Beds Service (ITT 053 Step Down Step Up beds).

Reference number: I T T 053

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Service overview:

Provision of between 16 to 18 Step Down Step Up beds with GP cover within 1 location in Sandwell to provide an intermediate care step up step down service for citizens of 65 years and over who are on a social care pathway. Aims to ensure the safe discharge of patients from acute and non-acute NHS settings, provide short-term reablement programmes, prevent delayed transfers of care, provide nursing for patients with dementia.

The service will commence on 1.10.2017 and be for 6 months, with the potential to extend the contract by a further 12 months. A PIN notice was issued on 4.5.2017 Prior Information Notice 2017/S 086-167777

Completed ITT documents must be submitted by 17:00 on Monday 7.8.2017

The Council intends to use an evaluation model based on quality and price. The criteria, on which tenders will be evaluated, inclusive of weighting attached to each, will be included within the tender document.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00 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

85311000

98000000

85310000

85300000

85320000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG34

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

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: 01/10/2017

End: 31/03/2018

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Potentially the service may be required beyond this contract period and if it is to be renewed, the opportunity will be advertised on Sandwell MBC’c procurement portal.

An extension of up to 12 months is included for this contract.

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

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

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: 07/08/2017

Local time: 17:00

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

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 07/08/2017

Local time: 17:01

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

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
The Council House
Oldbury
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Sandwell MBC will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

21/07/2017

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