Kirklees Council Domiciliary Care Framework 1

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
The Town Hall, Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2AT
United Kingdom
Contact person: Emma Hanley
Telephone: +44 1484221000
E-mail: emma.hanley@kirklees.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKE43

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk

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

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

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.yortender.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Regional or local authority

General public services

KMCAS-105 Domiciliary Care Framework Agreement.

Reference number: KMCAS-105

Services

Kirklees Council, in conjunction with the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, wishes to procure approximately 17 000 weekly hours of domiciliary care.

The Council wishes to maintain the best possible care for Service Users by procuring in the most effective way to stabilise and sustain its Service Providers. The purpose of the procurement exercise is to appoint a number of providers,who have the relevant skills and experience, to deliver Personal Care and Support (domiciliary care) in Service Users homes.

Kirklees Council wishes to purchase Services to support people to live successfully in their own homes with an appropriate range of person centred services and to enable Service Users receiving care to lead a good quality of life, maximising their independence, remain safe and comfortable in their own homes for as long as possible whilst maintaining their individual dignity, privacy and freedom of choice.

Value excluding VAT: 24 577 897.00 GBP

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKE43

Main site or place of performance:

Borough of Kirklees Council.

Domiciliary Care Services, in the Borough of Kirklees, has been divided into six (6) geographical Zones (Lots), with each Zone to be awarded to one single Principal Provider under the Domiciliary Care Services Contract (KMCAS-104).

This tender opportunity is to establish a Framework Agreement to underpin the Principal Providers across all the Zones, and provide additional capacity in the market (Domiciliary Care Framework Agreement KMCAS-105). It is expected that between 10 and 25 Framework Providers will be appointed to the Domiciliary Care Services Framework Agreement.

Kirklees Council intend that the Principal Providers in each Zone will provide approximately 70 % of contracted hours of Service within that Zone, and the remaining 30 % may be offered to the Domiciliary Care Framework Providers (under this tender opportunity).

The Framework Agreement will commence on 1.12.2017 for 3 years (with the option to extend for a further period or for successive periods up to 30.11.2022).

Value excluding VAT: 24 577 897.00 GBP

Duration in months: 60

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

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

Refer to the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and tender documentation. The Council reserves the right to exclude a Tenderer whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the SQ and tender documentation.

Where an organisation has a Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘inadequate’ please be aware that although they may be appointed to the framework agreement, they will not be given any work until they have a rating of ‘requires improvement’ or above.

Applicants will Pass or Fail on the basis of being financially viable for the Contract tendered for. The rationale applied will be Applicants being able to demonstrate that the net worth quoted on the latest year of their balance sheet is positive.

The Council reserves the right to exclude any Tenderer whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the Supplier Submission Document (available from the address at 1.3 above).

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

Applicants must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and deliver Services in accordance with the registration requirements of the CQC, complying with all relevant regulations and best practice guidelines.

As detailed in the tender documents published at the same time as this notice.

Open procedure

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Framework agreement underpins the Domiciliary Care Services Contract (KMCAS-104), which has a duration of 5 years (including extensions).

Kirklees Council shall make known their intention to award the Domiciliary Care Services Contracts and Framework Agreement by means of a contract notice, which shall contain the information referred to in part H of Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive.

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 207-375444

Date: 22/05/2017

Local time: 13:00

English

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

Tenderers are advised this process is a competitive procurement exercise conducted in the form of an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority do not commit to following the procedure precisely and reserve the right to vary the procedure from that of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 where necessary, as detailed within the Information and Instructions for Tenderers.

If the Contracting Authority decide to enter into a framework agreement with any successful Service Provider, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. It is anticipated that the remaining 30 % noted at II.2.4) above is referred to as a guide and the Contracting Authority reserve the right to vary this percentage at any time where necessary.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).

High Court
London
United Kingdom

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows any unsuccessful tenderer(s) to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the conclusion of the Contract(s). Such additional information should be requested from the address at I.1 of this notice. If an appeal regarding the conclusion of the Contract(s) has not been successfully resolved, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) 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 started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or sought to have grounds for starting the proceedings had risen. The Court may extend the time limited for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the Contract has not been concluded, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If however the Contract(s) has been concluded, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the Contract(s) to be ineffective.

12/04/2017