Gloucestershire Carers Support Services Tender

We are looking for a visionary provider(s) who shares our aspirations to improve the support available to carers.

United Kingdom-Gloucester: Other community, social and personal services

2018/S 162-370598

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Ann Sadler
Telephone: +44 1452583401
E-mail: ann.sadler@gloucestershire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK13

Internet address(es):Main address: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=5e3d27e0-8399-e811-80ed-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

www.suppkyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Gloucester
United Kingdom
E-mail: commercialservicescentralmailbox@gloucestershire.org.uk
NUTS code: UKK13Internet address(es):Main address: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=5e3d27e0-8399-e811-80ed-005056b64545

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:

Gloucestershire Carers Support Services

Reference number: DN357901

II.1.2)Main CPV code

98000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Gloucestershire has c 62 000 unpaid carers. We want our carers to feel valued, empowered and supported to continue caring for as long as they choose. We are looking for a visionary provider(s) who shares our aspirations to improve the support available to carers. This will include promoting their wellbeing so that carers are supported to look after their own health, build and maintain their resilience and avoid crisis. We have 2 contracts available, 1 for adult and parent carers, and 1 for young and young adult carers. Providers may tender for 1 or both contracts. The Provider(s) will need to be innovative and flexible, capable of adapting their approach in a timely manner in response to new national guidance, local changing needs or good practice elsewhere. In order to achieve all of this and build a strong working relationship between us we are pleased to offer the successful provider(s) a 5 year contract, with an option to extend for (up to) a further 2 years.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1: Adult Carers Support Services.

Lot 2: Young Carers Support Services.

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Adult Carers Support Services

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

75200000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKK13

Main site or place of performance:

Gloucestershire.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 1: Adult Carer Support Services will include support for Adult Carers and Parent Carers, covering a range of support and service activities which include, but are not limited to, the following:

— information, advice and guidance,

— emotional support (Peer support groups, befriending and mentoring, counselling),

— Assessment, Support Planning and review,

— health and wellbeing support,

— learning, skills and employment,

— Carers Breaks,

— Carers Emergency Scheme/Carer’s Card,

— Hospital liaison,

— Carers voice.

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend up to an additional 24 months.

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

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Lot 2: Young Carers Support Services

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

75200000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKK13

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 2: Young Carer Support Services include support for young carers and young adult carers, covering a range of support and service activities which include, but are not limited to, the following:

— participation and young carer voice,

— education, information advice and guidance,

— assessment and support planning,

— emotional and wellbeing support,

— learning and development programmes,

— transitions support for young adult carers.

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend up to an additional 24 months.

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:

In the procurement documents, in particular document 6 Supplier Selection Questionnaire detailing the project specific minimum requirements.

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: no

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: 03/10/2018

Local time: 10:00

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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 03/10/2018

Local time: 10:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Please login to ProContract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. You will then be issued a Confidentiality Agreement which needs to be completed and sent via ProContract, in order to access the ITT documents.

The last date interest can be registered is 12.9.2018.

The tender submission closing date is 3.10.2018 @ 10:00 am. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the message function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

22/08/2018