Package of Care - Northumberland

Package of Care – Northumberland

An opportunity has arisen to establish Independent Supported Living and provide supported living services to two young men in the central area of Northumberland, both 18 years old.

United Kingdom-Morpeth: Health and social work services

2015/S 052-090756

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Northumberland County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mrs Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.nepoportal.org

Address of the buyer profile: www.nepoportal.org

Electronic access to information: www.nepoportal.org

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.nepoportal.org

Further information can be obtained from: Northumberland County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mrs Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Northumberland County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mrs Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Northumberland County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mrs Leanne Stewart
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622360
E-mail: leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

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:

Package of Care.

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 UKC21

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

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

An opportunity has arisen to establish Independent Supported Living and provide supported living services to two young men in the central area of Northumberland, both 18 years old. One is leaving inpatient services, has previously lived with family and in Independent Supported Living, the other has previously lived with family and is currently in Independent Supported Living. Support is required 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to include a shared sleep-in and a shared waking night. An individualised and very person centred, considered approach is essential from all staff members, in an unhurried, quiet, calm environment to support these young men that required a high level of support with all areas of daily living. Staff currently supporting one of the young men will be eligible to transfer under TUPE arrangements.

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

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:

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: 36 (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:

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

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

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

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

Envisaged number of operators: 1

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

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:

CP491

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

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

24.4.2015 – 12:00

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

13.3.2015

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

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

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

9.3.2015