Discharge to Assess Beds Tender

Discharge to Assess Beds Tender – Leeds

Discharge to assess beds within the Leeds Metropolitan District to support the health and care system in ensuring timely discharge from acute settings.

United Kingdom-Leeds: Health and social work services

2020/S 233-576579

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Leeds City Council
National registration number: UKE42
Postal address: Civic Hall
Town: Leeds
NUTS code: UKE42 Leeds
Postal code: LS1 1UR
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Paula Hales
E-mail: resadultshealth.category@leeds.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.leeds.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.yortender.co.uk

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.yortender.co.uk

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:

Discharge to Assess Beds (Framework 2)

Reference number: DN511940

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000 Health and social work services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The provision of discharge to assess (D2A) beds within the Leeds Metropolitan District to support the health and care system in ensuring timely discharge from acute settings for people that are medically fit for discharge but who might otherwise be delayed in hospital whilst an assessment is completed to determine their longer term needs. The provision will also help to reduce the impact of Covid-19 and seasonal winter pressures on the health and social care system.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 762 200.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKE42 Leeds

Main site or place of performance:

Within the Leeds Metropolitan District.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

To establish a framework agreement containing a number of care home providers within the Leeds Metropolitan District to secure additional care home bed capacity. The additional beds secured will support the health and care system’s discharge to Assess (D2A) provisions to ensure timely discharge from acute settings for people that are medically fit for discharge but who might otherwise be delayed in hospital whilst an assessment is completed to determine their longer term needs. The provision will also help to reduce the impact of Covid-19 and seasonal winter pressures on the health and social care system.

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: 3 762 200.00 GBP

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

Start: 07/12/2020

End: 31/03/2021

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Up to 6 months possible extension.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

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:

The home must be located in the Leeds Metropolitan District and be CQC Registered.

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

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

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

Date: 02/12/2020

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.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 02/12/2020

Local time: 12:00

Place:

Leeds

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: The High Court of Justice
Postal address: The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official name: The High Court of Justice
Postal address: The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Where necessary in order to comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 this authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from the addressee found in 1.1) If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the (for Public Sector)

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) 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 Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days beginning with the date when the tenderer first knew or ought to have known that the grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.

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

Official name: The High Court of Justice
Postal address: The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

25/11/2020