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Published 22 Sept 2023, 14:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2023 Support Service for Carers in Aberdeenshire

Official notice

Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,769,486exc. VAT4.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2023awarded 15 Jan 2024
Awarded to ‘Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSA

Re-procurement planned2026 Aberdeenshire Dementia Service - Holistic & Community Support · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aberdeenshire Council, on behalf of the Health and Social Care Partnership and Education and Children’s Services, are seeking to commission a range of supports and resources for both adult and young carers. The Service will aim to improve the quality of life for carers through an outcomes led approach, providing the right level of intervention, at the right time. The Service will be flexible and designed to meet the needs of carers in Aberdeenshire.

  • How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£3,769,486

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Technical envelope 90

Commercial envelope 10

MEAT

Shortlisting
SPD Selection criteria Relevant experience (Sect.4 C.1.2) Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described. A minimum of two examples will be required. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Sept 2023, 14:01 BST
Last source update
19 Jan 2024, 11:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001888
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04030b Find a Tender
How it runs
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

The management and monitoring of the contract awarded will be undertaken in accordance with the Aberdeenshire Council Social Care Contract Management Framework and guidance in relation to the monitoring of support service contracts. Routine monitoring and KPI reporting; and non-routine compliance reporting processes will be implemented.

Publisher note: 1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71 - 100 Very Low Risk – Accept 51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept 30 - 50 Moderate Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk – Reject. *The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject). 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s Liability Insurance = 10m Public Liability Insurance = 5m (SC Ref:755721)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2023 → 19 Jan 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    19 Jan 2024, 11:26 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jan 2024, 11:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,615,4971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
‘Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSA£3,615,497 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Aberdeenshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhill House, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB16 5GBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.