Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Services Tender

Halton Borough Council and Halton Clinical Commissioning Group are pleased to jointly tender for a Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy service.

United Kingdom-Widnes: Education and training services

2017/S 037-066892

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Halton Borough Council
Kingsway House c/o Municipal Building, Kingsway
Widnes
WA8 7QF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3033334300
E-mail: procurement@halton.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKD21

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.halton.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1966

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:www.the-chest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.the-chest.org.uk

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Tender for the Provision of Paediatric Speech and Language Services.

II.1.2)Main CPV code

80000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Halton Borough Council and Halton Clinical Commissioning Group are pleased to jointly tender for a Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy service, to commence on 1.7.2017.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 740 000.00 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)

80000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKD21

Main site or place of performance:

Halton.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Halton Borough Council and Halton Clinical Commissioning Group are pleased to jointly tender for a Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy service, to commence on 1.7.2017.

The Council and Clinical Commissioning Group wish to commission an integrated service across universal, targeted and specialist levels of provision that will be meet the identified needs of all children, young people and their families in Halton. The key areas of work that have been identified by Halton Children’s Trust and Halton Health and Wellbeing Board, and/or which will meet the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, are as follows:

¿ Communication and language development in the Early Years;

¿ Speech and language therapy services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), delivered within their education setting;

¿ Speech and language therapy services for children and young people with complex needs;

¿ Speech and language therapy provision for young people aged 19-25 years with SEND;

¿ Capacity building, training and consultation in communication and language development for Halton’s children and young people’s workforce.

The Council and Clinical Commissioning Group wish to secure a service that will offer specialist skills in each of the areas of need identified above, combined with a strong background in research and innovation that will drive forward Halton’s key priority of improving the communication skills of all children and young people. We welcome submissions from organisations of all sizes and specialisms, via consortia and partnerships as well as single provider bids.

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

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

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

3 x 1 year extensions available.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

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

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of 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: 22/03/2017

Local time: 14:00

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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/03/2017

Local time: 14:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=193633

(MT Ref:193633).

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Halton Borough Council
Kingsway House c/o Municipal Building, Kingsway
Widnes
WA8 7QF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3033334300Internet address:http://www.halton.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

17/02/2017

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