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Published 13 Oct 2021, 12:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CE-73-21 - Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at Home Services

Official notice

Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM94)
Framework ceiling (notional)£37,004,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2021awarded 15 Mar 2022
Lots 4see the lot list below

Re-procurement plannedCE-11-26 Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Alcohol and Drug Services and Supports · tender expected

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership has identified a requirement to establish a Flexible Framework Agreement and contract with suitably experienced and competent Care at Home Service Providers, who hold or can commit to obtain, prior to any appointment, the appropriate Care Inspectorate Registration, to deliver Care at Home Services across South Ayrshire on behalf of South Ayrshire Council and the South Ayrshire Health and Social Care

Partnership.

  • Recurrence: This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet future demand.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services without accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
12 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Ayr and Surrounding AreasCancelledRenewal

Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at

Home Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet future demand.Variant bids: not allowed
85300000 Social work and related services85310000 Social work services85312000 Social work services without accommodation98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #2Troon & Prestwick and surrounding areasCancelledRenewal

Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at

Home Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet future demand.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85300000 Social work and related services85310000 Social work services85312000 Social work services without accommodation98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #3Girvan & Maybole and surrounding areasCancelledRenewal

Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at

Home Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet future demand.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85300000 Social work and related services85310000 Social work services85312000 Social work services without accommodation98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #4Super LotCancelledRenewal

Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at

Home Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet future demand.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85300000 Social work and related services85310000 Social work services85312000 Social work services without accommodation98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    It is a requirement of this procurement that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any concluded Flexible Framework Agreement, the accreditations indicated below:

    • Service Providers must be registered with the Care

    Inspectorate

    Evidence for this requirement will be requested at the “Request for Documentation” Stage.

  • Technical & professional ability

    It is a requirement of this procurement that Service Providers and their Staff ensure the accreditation requirements for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

    has taken place within the required timescales.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “CE-73-21 - Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Care at…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · This Flexible Framework Agreement shall allow for “new entrants” to be admitted as Service Providers, after it has been established and shall reopen every six (6) months for applications. The Flexible Framework Agreement may be reopened at times out with this six-month frequency to “new entrants” to support continuity of Service delivery and meet

future demand.

First published
13 Oct 2021, 12:25 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2023, 15:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Nov 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000428
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb55 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

see PCS tender

Publisher note: This contract award notice has been re-published due to a system error with the original contract notice (SC Ref:718414)

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
Appointment period ends
17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

17 Nov 2021 → 6 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Jan 2023, 15:17 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2023, 15:17 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1212 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 15 Mar 2022

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £37,004,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Ayr and Surrounding Areas

    Signed
    15 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Troon & Prestwick and surrounding areas

    Signed
    15 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Girvan & Maybole and surrounding areas

    Signed
    15 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Super Lot

    Signed
    15 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Ayr and Surrounding Areas12bids · 12 electronic12——
2 · Troon & Prestwick and surrounding areas12bids · 12 electronic12——
3 · Girvan & Maybole and surrounding areas12bids · 12 electronic12——
4 · Super Lot12bids · 12 electronic12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, Scotland, KA7 1DRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body Ayr

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

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