Health Promotion Services for North Yorkshire County Council

The provision of housing and health promotion related support service for Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Showpeople across North Yorkshire.

United Kingdom-Northallerton: Health and social work services

2014/S 190-335324

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

North Yorkshire County Council
Legal Services, County Hall, Racecourse Lane
For the attention of: Mrs Carol Armstrong
DL7 8AD Northallerton
UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.northyorks.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yortender.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Health
Housing and community amenities

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:

The provision of housing and health promotion related support service for Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Showpeople across North Yorkshire.

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: North Yorkshire.

NUTS code UKE22

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)

North Yorkshire County Council wishes to award a contract for the provision and delivery of a housing and health promotion related support service for Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Showpeople (GRTS). The Contract is for a single contractor to ensure full coverage across the seven District/Borough Council areas of North Yorkshire. The Service is being jointly commissioned by the Supporting People Partnership of North Yorkshire which includes North Yorkshire County Council Directorates (Health and Adult Services (HAS) including Public Health and Children and Young People), Probation, Health and the seven North Yorkshire District and Borough Councils, namely: — Craven District Council, Hambleton District Council, Harrogate Borough Council, Richmondshire District Council, Ryedale District Council, Scarborough Borough Council and Selby District Council together referred to as the ‘Partnership’ with North Yorkshire County Council appointed to act as the lead for the commissioning of the service.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000, 98000000

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:

The principal aim of the service is to support and work with Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Showpeople (GRTS) aged 16 years and over who need housing and health promotion related support to maintain their cultural identity, to develop skills and confidence necessary to allow them to live independently and achieve positive outcomes. The Service will provide fair and equitable services to GRTS in the community where they live whether this is on sites (official, temporary, unauthorised — these may be on the roadside) or in housing. The successful provider will be experienced in working with people from a diverse range of cultures and lifestyles, able to identify the best approach, in the main through face to face contact; to be able to support and work with GRTS, aged 16 years and over who need an accommodation and health promotion related support service to maintain their cultural identity and to develop the skills and confidence necessary to allow them to live independently. The service will include carrying out Welfare Needs Assessments (WNA) for GRTS on unauthorised encampments following an initial assessment by the site owner. The service will provide across the County informal support (drop in sessions), welfare needs assessments and more formalised structured short term support, up to 6 months, but in some cases this may be longer term but not more than 2 years duration. Further details and the service specification are contained in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Further and more detailed information will be contained in the Invitation to tender documentation.

III.2)Conditions for participation

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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

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

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:

YORE-9FBNKZ

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 21-032951 of 30.1.2014

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: 3.11.2014 – 12:00

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

3.11.2014 – 12:00

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

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 of tenders

Date: 3.11.2014 – 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

To access the tender documents you must register your organisation details on the YORtender system on the following linkhttps://www.yortender.co.uk/ by creating a user-name, password and Company profile. To view details of this contract, click on the Current Opportunities icon, the Opportunity should be displayed on the page; alternatively use the Opportunity Search icon to find the opportunity. In the search criteria set: — Organisation to: North Yorkshire County Council. — Use the ‘Contains’ search to search by key word or the contract ID: YORE-9FBNKZ — Display tenders to: All. — Matching categories to: All. Click search and the details of this contract should be displayed. Once you locate the tender you will need to express your interest in this tender by clicking the Register tab which will then allow you to download any documentation required, complete and re-attach the documents to the system. This should be done in advance of the deadline date. If you require further information, guidance or support using YORtender please visit the website link https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/help.nsf/frm_banner_help?openform, which contains an overview of the system as well as detailed guidance for registering and participating in procurement projects. If you have specific system issues please contact the YORtender Help-desk; tel.: +44 8445434580 or email:yorkshiresupport@due-north.com

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall Racecourse Lane
DL7 8AD Northallerton
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: North Yorkshire County Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (amendment) Regulations 2009, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include; a) the criteria for the award of the contract; b) the reasons for the decision; c) the name of the economic operator to be awarded; d) a precise statement when the standstill period is expected to end. Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph 1.1 of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 5) 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 3 months).
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. 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.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

29.9.2014