Domiciliary Care Services Middlesbrough

Domiciliary care for adults aged 18 + and/or for adults aged 55+ in an housing with extra care setting.

UK-Middlesbrough: health and social work services

2012/S 80-131738

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Middlesbrough Borough Council
Strategic Commissioning & Procurement Unit, Strategic Resources, PO Box 506, Civic Centre
For the attention of: Stephen Snaith
TS1 9GA Middlesbrough
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1642729178

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1280

Further information can be obtained from: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Social Care, PO Box 505,, Civic Centre
For the attention of: Kim Brodie
TS1 9FZ Middlesbrough
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1642729327
Internet address: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: NEPO Portal
https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1642729178
Internet address: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: NEPO Portal
https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1642729178
Internet address: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Domiciliary care for adults aged 18 + and/or for adults aged 55+ in an housing with extra care setting.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Middlesbrough.
NUTS code UKC12

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Middlesbrough Council are seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced Providers who wish to be considered for a contract for the provision of domiciliary care, including the following:
Domiciliary care for adults 18+.
— Personal care including scheduled planned night calls,
— Rapid response service,
— Practical support / domestic tasks,
— Carer Support including night sitting, and respite care.
And / or
Domiciliary care in an extra care setting for adults 55+.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated 3 000 000 per annum for all domiciliary care for adults 18+.
Estimated 300 000 per annum for domiciliary care in an extra care setting for adults 55+.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 165 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract will be for an initial 3 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Deposits and Guarantees maybe required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

The terms of payment will be set out in the terms and conditions of contract.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

In the case of group bidders the group the group will be expected to take legal form.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Full details of the information to be provided are detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire. To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system. If you have any problems registering an interest contact Stephen Snaith telephone +44 1642729178.

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Full details of the information to be provided are detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire. To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system. If you have any problems registering an interest contact Stephen Snaith telephone +44 1642729178.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: 2 years accounts and bankers reference. Minimum levels of standards possibly required: The contractors financial and economic standing will be assessed on the information it provides in its pre-qualification questionnaire and any other information requested by the Authority by way of clarification. Factors that will be considered will include turnover, liquidity, profitability, equity and overall company efficiency. The list is not exhaustive and assessment will ultimately be made on a pass or fail based on the risk level of the financial ability of the contractor to deliver the service. Those contractors assessed as low to medium risk will proceed and those deemed as high risk will not. To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Full details of the information to be provided are detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire. To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system.

If you have any problems registering an interest contact Stephen Snaith +44 1642729178.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 8: and maximum number 10

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

SS051 / 2012

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.5.2012

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

24.5.2012 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

6.6.2012

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

Full details of the information to be provided are detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire. To express an interest please log onto the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) portal via https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf and locate the Middlesbrough Council tender provision through the search facility. You will then be required to register your interest in this contract. If you are not registered on the NEPO portal (Pro Contract) you will need to complete the registration (free of charge) before registering your interest. All documentation will be available only through the Pro contract system.

If you have any problems registering an interest contact Stephen Snaith +44 1642729178.
(MT Ref:88271).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Strategic Resources
Strategic Commissioning & Procurement Unit, PO Box 506, Civic Centre
TS1 9GA Middlesbrough
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: scpuprocurement@middlesbrough.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Appeals should be to the Strategic Commissioning & Procurement Unit via the Pro-Contract E-tendering system as a formal question requiring response from the Authority. Appeals shall be in accordance with the requirements of statutory procurement regulations.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:23.4.2012