Swindon Borough Council Domiciliary Care Services

Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
United Kingdom
Contact person: Geraldine Ward
E-mail: swindondomiciliarycare@ashfords.co.uk
NUTS code: UKK14

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

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

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

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

Regional or local authority

General public services

Domiciliary Care Services.

Services

Swindon Borough Council (the Authority) is seeking to appoint a service provider to coordinate manage and deliver (both directly and indirectly) domiciliary care and community support services in Swindon (the Project). The successful provider (Lead Provider) will be required to transition the provision of the services to service users from a traditional time/task service model to an outcomes-based service model and ultimately to provide the services on the basis of an agreed Capitated Budget (see section II.2.4)). The term of the Contract will be 10 years subject to contract reviews at years 5 and 8 where the Parties will have the option to make changes to the Contract or terminate the arrangements. Please refer to the procurement documentation for further details. Important Message: The procurement documentation can be accessed at: http://www.ashfordsdataroom.co.uk and entering the following details: Username: Swindoncare; Password: swindon123.

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKK14

Main site or place of performance:

The borough of Swindon in the United Kingdom.

The Project will consist of 3 Phases: Phase 1— Provision of the Services on a time/task model; Phase 2 — Transition of the services to an outcomes-based model; Phase 3 — Delivery of the services by way of a Capitated Budget. The Capitated Budget will involve payment by the Authority in advance of an agreed budget to the Lead Provider to deliver Services to specific population groups. The Capitated Budget will be agreed during the term of the Contract. See the procurement documentation for more details. Modifications of the arrangements under the Contract may be made during its term to facilitate implementation of the Capitated Budget and the scope of the Contract may be extended to include additional services (see procurement documentation). The estimated contract value includes such services. Any modifications shall be strictly in accordance with Reg 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and shall be effected in accordance with the change procedures set out in the Contract.

Value excluding VAT: 150 000 000.00 GBP

Duration in months: 120

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

Applicants must email: swindondomiciliarycare@ashfords.co.uk (see instructions in Tender Guide) by no later than 1.7.2016 to be provided with log in details to the Procurement Portal in order to submit a PQQ Response. The Authority will not be responsible for any delays caused by an Applicant’s failure to allow adequate time for it to registered on the Procurement Portal.

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

All rules and criteria stated in the procurement documents.

The Contract will be awarded to the participant which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender.

All conditions stated in the procurement documentation.

Participants should note that a performance bond, parent company guarantee or another suitable form of security may be required by the Authority as appropriate for the award of the Contract.

The Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors (for example, a joint venture arrangement or a consortium) to take a particular legal form or to require the lead contractor to enter into the contract as sole counter-party.

Procedure involving negotiations

Information about national procedures is available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf

The Authority is adopting the Competitive Dialogue Procedure which will include the following stages: pre-qualification, invitation to submit outline solutions, dialogue, call for final tenders (CFT), preferred bidder and contract award. The Authority reserves the right to have an invitation to submit detailed solutions stage between the dialogue and CFT stages. The Authority intends to reduce the number of solutions/participants during the stages of the competitive dialogue.

Date: 05/07/2016

Local time: 12:00

English

The Contract entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

The Authority reserves the right not to enter into any agreement or award any contract as a result of this contract notice and to vary or change or not to proceed with this competition at any stage of the procurement process.

The Authority shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by any potential bidder responding to this contract notice.

Please refer to the procurement documentation for important notices in respect of commercially sensitive information and the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The potential bidder awarded the Contract as a result of this procurement will be required to provide services commissioned by the Authority or its statutory successors or assigns.

(MT Ref:176189).

Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
United Kingdom
E-mail: gward@swindon.gov.ukInternet address:http://swindon.gov.uk

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

In accordance with Regulations 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulation 91 (Enforcement of duties through the court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

02/06/2016