Management of Nursing Home in Shropshire

Shropshire Council is seeking a care provider who is registered with Care Quality Commission, and with previous experience of operating a nursing care home, to manage Four Rivers Nursing Home Ludlow, Shropshire.

United Kingdom-Shrewsbury: Residential nursing care services

2016/S 122-218385

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
United Kingdom
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1743252992
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1743253910
NUTS code: UKG22

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

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Residential-nursing-care-services./5S2HCQK37H

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/5S2HCQK37H

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

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/5S2HCQK37H

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:

EMC 088 — The Management of Four Rivers Nursing Home, Ludlow, Shropshire.

Reference number: EMC 088

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85144100

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 24 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG22

Main site or place of performance:

Shropshire CC.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Four Rivers Nursing Home was purpose built under the sponsorship of a Private Finance Initiative and was opened in 2006. It has 40 single bedrooms all with ensuite facilities. The home is currently rated as Good by CQC. Currently 30 beds are designated as nursing and 10 beds as nursing with dementia. It provides nursing care for older people with assessed nursing needs who are eligible for fully funded continuing health care funding, people who are eligible for care funded by the local authority and for people who fund their own care. The Council will be seeking to retain nomination rights on a minimum of 10 nursing beds at the Care Home.

Please note that it is considered that the Employee ‘Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations “2006 (‘TUPE’) will apply to this contract. Also compliance with the provisions The Best Value Authorities Staff Transfers (Pensions) Direction 2007, in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (as administered by Shropshire County Pension Fund) will also be required.

The service provider will be required to work in accordance with the ”Safeguarding adults: multi-agency policy and procedures for the West Midlands’.

As a public authority, in line with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Council has due regard to economic, social and environmental well-being in Shropshire. Accordingly the council is looking, in relation to the delivery of this contract, for proposals from Providers that could help provide social value benefits within Shropshire where practicable in conjunction with the delivery of this contract.

The Contract is for a period of 10 years initially commencing on the 1.2.2017 with the option to extend for further periods of 5 years up to September 2036. Bidders are required to set out in their financial model the level of rent that they would pay for each year of the initial 10 year contract term. If the initial contract term is extended then the rent will be subject to a review for each contract period thereafter.

This is a notice for Social and specific services in accordance with The Public Contract regulations 2015 Part 2 Section 7 (74) being Social Care Services.

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

Value excluding VAT: 24 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/02/2017

End: 31/08/2036

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Initial period of 10 years with option to extend for further periods of up to 5 years.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

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:

See tender documentation.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

See tender documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

See tender documentation.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

See tender documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

See tender documentation.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

See tender documentation.

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

See tender documentation.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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: 04/08/2016

Local time: 12:00

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: 04/08/2016

Local time: 12:00

Place:

Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

19 years.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Residential-nursing-care-services./5S2HCQK37H

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5S2HCQK37H

GO Reference: GO-2016623-PRO-8397403.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1743252992
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

See above
Shrewsbury
United Kingdom

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: