Integrated Housing with Care Framework Agreement

ForViva Group Limited (ForViva) is procuring a Framework Agreement pursuant to which it is envisaged that contracts will be let to providers within the Framework.

United Kingdom-Eccles: Health services

2016/S 022-035334

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

ForViva Group Ltd
52 Regent Street
Contact point(s): The Procurement Team
M30 0BP Eccles
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1616057606
E-mail: tenders@citywest.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.forviva.co.uk

Electronic access to information: www.delta-esourcing.com

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.delta-esourcing.com

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

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: yes

ForViva and any entity within the ForViva group, Local Authorities within the UK, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Social Housing Providers
52 Regent Street
M30 0BP Eccles
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Integrated Housing with Care Framework Agreement.

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

NUTS code UK

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

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP

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

Health services. Residential nursing care services. Outpatient care services. Health and social work services. Residential health facilities services.
ForViva Group Limited (ForViva) is procuring a Framework Agreement pursuant to which it is envisaged that contracts will be let to providers within the Framework for the provision of a range of care, support and health services. For further details of the services that the Framework will cover please refer to the Schedule of Services contained within the tender documentation.
Under the Framework Agreement the following entities will have the option to award Call-Off Contracts to providers appointed to the Framework Agreement as and when services are required:
(i) ForViva and any entity within the ForViva group from time to time, which currently includes City West Housing Trust, Villages Housing Association and ForWorks;

(ii) Local Authorities within the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may be in existence in the future). A list of the current Local Authorities can be found by visiting: http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/org/la-data.do

(iii) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) within the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may be in existence in the future). A list of the current CCG’s can be found by visiting: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ccg-details/ and

(iv) Social Housing Providers within the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may be in existence in the future). ‘Social Housing Provider’ for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered housing providers, local authorities and ALMOs. A list of the current Social Housing Providers can be found by visiting: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing

ForViva intends to appoint no more than 5 providers to the Framework Agreement following this procurement process, subject to a receipt of a sufficient number of complete and compliant bids.

ForViva will be holding a Meet the Buyer event on Wednesday, 10^th February, 10:30 till 12:00 at the Daresbury Hotel, Warrington, WA4 4BB. The purpose of the event is to provide all potentially interested parties with a detailed insight into this upcoming new Framework, setting out our aims and ambitions and how you can be a part of these as we move forward.

The session will include a presentation, question and answer session and also chance to meet lead officers working on the project.
Please can you confirm your attendance by emailing holly.clark@forviva.co.uk by 8^th February and please note attendance is recommended but not mandatory.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000, 85144100, 85112200, 85000000, 85144000

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:

It is intended that the Framework Agreement will be in place for a period of 4 years. During this period ForViva and the other entities that are entitled to use the Framework Agreement will retain the ability to procure services from outside the Framework Agreement and/or with providers who may not be party to the Framework Agreement.
Whilst the Framework Agreement will be in place for a maximum period of 4 years, bidders should note that individual contracts called-off under the Framework Agreement may be for a period of greater than 4 years so may continue beyond the 4 year term of the Framework Agreement.
The current estimated value of the services to be called off under the Framework Agreement is between 500 000,00 GBP and 2 000 000,00 GBP. However, providers should note that this is only estimate. This actual value may be higher or lower than this depending on how many entities decide to join and call-off under the Framework Agreement.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 2 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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:

Parent company guarantees, performance bonds, warranties and/or deposits may be required.

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

As stated in the contract documentation.

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

In the event of a group of providers submitting an acceptable offer it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of any contracts awarded to such providers under the framework agreement.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) included with the Tender documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (c) A statement of the undertaking’s overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
As set out in the PQQ included with the Tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the PQQ within the tender documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As set out in the PQQ within the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the PQQ within the tender documentation.

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

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:

Care, Support and Health Framework

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: 10.3.2016 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

11.3.2016 – 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

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

ForViva reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to processed with all or part of the Framework Agreement. ForVia will not, under any circumstance, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their tender submissions.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Eccles:-Health-services.-*Duplicated*/F6X8NTP9BR

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F6X8NTP9BR

GO Reference: GO-201621-PRO-7692651.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand
London
UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand
London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

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

The Cabinet Office
London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

1.2.2016