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Published 28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Carers Services for Reading and West Berkshire as commissioning partners

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£772,590total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Reading Borough Council is operating as the lead commissioning authority in this procurement partnership with the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group, Brighter Futures for Children and West Berkshire Council. Lot 1 – Carers' Breaks - Replacement care (respite) services £60,000 (Reading Borough Council only)Lot 2 – Carers’ Information Advice and Support. Published lot titles: Carers Services for Reading Borough Council & West Berkshire as commissioning partners; Carers Services for Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire as commissioning partners.

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Reading Borough Council is operating as the lead commissioning authority in this procurement partnership with the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group, Brighter Futures for Children and West Berkshire Council. Lot 1 – Carers' Breaks - Replacement care (respite) services £60,000 (Reading Borough Council only)Lot 2 – Carers’ Information Advice and Support. To meet Care Act 2014 statutory obligations. Reading Borough Council £70,000 and West Berkshire Council £47,530pa Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group £50,000pa for both West Berkshire Council and Reading Borough Council demographic areas As part of Lot 2- Reading Borough Council and Brighter Futures for Children will fund an additional £30,000pa for the provider to deliver Adult Social Care and Children and Families, Statutory function, Carers’ assessments only for RBC and BFfC only Brighter Futures for Children contribute £15,000pa Reading Borough Council contribute £15,000pa

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£772,590 together)
Shared scope across all lots

Applies to lots 1, 2.

Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council`s e-tendering portal at: in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗ and complete as instructed. The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council`s e-tendering portal. Please note: you must register your interest via the Council`s e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council`s e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions; it is the organisation`s responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, Bidders should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly, as the Council`s e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Bidders should also check that their organisation`s details are correct and kept up to date. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: [email protected], telephone number +44 8442728810.

Lot #1Carers Services for Reading Borough Council & West Berkshire as commissioning partnersPublished value£180,000
Delivery: South East · Reading - UK - South East
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Carers Services for Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire as commissioning partnersPublished value£592,590
Delivery: South East · Reading / West Berkshire - UK South East
Variant bids: allowed

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
Last source update
28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
RBC 00001310
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017679
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034bb5 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The relevant deadlines depend on the specific nature of the remedies required and are defined in Regulations 93 & 94 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jun 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    28 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Bridge Street, READING, South East, RG1 2LUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body LONDON
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point LONDON

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria