Tender for Warwickshire Care at Home Services

The purpose of this tender is to initially secure additional capacity in Zones 6 and 7.

United Kingdom-Warwick: Social work services

2019/S 142-350469

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Warwickshire County Council
Strategic Procurement Unit, PO Box 3, Shire Hall, Market Square
Warwick
CV34 4RH
United Kingdom
Contact person: J D Hopper
Telephone: +44 1926412341
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG13

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

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Westgate House, Market Street
Warwick
CV34 4DE
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG13

Internet address(es):Main address: www.southwarwickshireccg.nhs.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS Warwickshire North Clinical Commissioning Group
Lewes House
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG13

Internet address(es):Main address: www.warwickshirenorthccg.nhs.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group
Christchurch House, Greyfriars Lane
Coventry
CV1 2GQ
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG33

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.coventryrugbyccg.nhs.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.3)Communication

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

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

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

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:

Warwickshire Care at Home Services — Lot 1 Zones 6 and 7

Reference number: 00007945

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85310000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The Council and its Partners (NHS Warwickshire North CCG, NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG, NHS South Warwickshire CCG) are seeking tenders from new providers for Lot 1 (domiciliary care) of their care at home services.

The purpose of this tender is to initially secure additional capacity in Zones 6 and 7, which is generally the areas west of Kenilworth, Warwick and Stratford upon Avon — please refer to the map provided in the tender documentation.

We are seeking responses from providers who already established and operating within the area of Zones 6 and 7 or the immediate neighbouring areas.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

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)

85312000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG13

Main site or place of performance:

The County Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 1 domiciliary care is generally for customers who require less than 28 hours of support and do not require night support. This service is for adults and children who are customers of WCC or the CCG’s and reside in Warwickshire.

During the life of these contracts the services may be modified and varied in order to meet the changing needs and demands of the Council, the partners and the customers. These changes could include (but aren’t limited to) initiatives to deal with short-term emergencies, facilitating hospital discharge, prevention, night-sits, etc.

The initial contract term will be approximately 2 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicants.

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

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

The initial requirement is for two providers however unsuccessful providers who pass the mandatory requirements (including stated thresholds) will be held on a reserve list and may be awarded a contract for for future zone allocations if they become available. The estimated value over the contract term is between 5 300 000 GBP and 9 300 000 GBP for both zones.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

All as detailed in the tender documentation.

The Council will undertake its financial assessment of the tendering organisation (and if considered necessary by the Council, any partners within a consortium bid) based on its own evaluation of the tenderers’ most recent 2 years accounts (or if 2 years accounts are not available, equivalent evidence which confirms financial viability). The assessment of accounts will be supported by an independent credit reference report from Creditsafe where this is available. The Council may also impose a bond or performance guarantee on the successful tenderer.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: evidence as stated in the tender documentation.

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:

All as detailed in the tender documentation.

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Form of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement

IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:

Information about national procedures is available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made

IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:

All as detailed in the tender documentation.

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 / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date: 13/08/2019

Local time: 13:00

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is www.csw-jets.co.uk

Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSWJETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk

Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement. Electronic ordering and/or invoicing and/or payment may be used.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

High Court of England and Wales
London
United Kingdom

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:

23/07/2019