Official UK procurement notice
CT1077 - Care and Repair Service
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWARD of Care and Repair Services
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) require the provision of a Care and Repair Service within the City of Edinburgh boundary. The service will help older people and people with disabilities live independently in their own homes by providing small repairs and minor adaptations, a key-safe fitting service, a handyperson service, trade referrals and assistance with major adaptations.
Independent living is key to improving health and wellbeing and timely provision of equipment, repairs and minor adaptations can help vulnerable citizens live in their own home for as long as possible, avoid hospital admission and support hospital discharge. Enabling independent living is a key theme of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board’s Strategic Plan and the provision of the care and repair service will help deliver on the following National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes:
Outcome 2: People, including those with disabilities or long-term conditions, or who are frail, are able to live, as far as reasonably practicable, independently and at home or in a homely setting in their community.
Outcome 3: People who use health and social care services have positive experiences of those services, and have their dignity respected.
Outcome 4: Health and social care services are centred on helping to maintain or improve the quality of life of people who use those services.
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Home-help services · Other community, social and personal services · Welfare services for the elderly · Welfare services for the handicapped
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AWARD OF CARE AND REPAIR SERVICEPublished value£2,045,320
AWARD OF CARE AND REPAIR SERVICE
The Service will deliver a care and repair service across the city of Edinburgh, it was also provide practical services which support individuals to lead independent lives at home within a safe and secure environment for as long as possible and enable those in hospital awaiting hospital discharge to return home quickly. The Service will ensure a personalised, home-based service which puts the client in control of decisions.
The provision of equipment, key safes, small repairs and adaptations can reduce risk and injury, help with people's confidence and their mental well-being, prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and expediate hospital discharge.
It can allow people to do more for themselves, avoid the need for additional, more intensive input from other services and can complement rehabilitation intervention.
There are 5 service areas within the contract:
- Small repairs and minor adaptations – eliminate trip hazards by repairing thresholds etc, preventing falls by fitting handrails, grab-rails etc.
- Key safes supplied and fitted.
- Handyperson Service - a wide range of practical assistance around the home including changing a lightbulb, fitting door chains, setting up digital services, online shopping etc.
- Trade referral service for larger jobs.
- Assistance with Major Adaptations including assistance with grant applications, selecting suppliers, monitoring the building work and completing a building warrant.
The Care and Repair Service will be able to deliver all 5 areas and will seek to find additional funding to enhance the support offered. Additional information: It is considered this service is regulated under the 'light-touch' regime of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015
It is anticipated any contract awarded will be in place for up to 8 years (4+2+2).
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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).
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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).
The Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender with 20% of the overall evaluation score given to price and 80% of the overall evaluation score given to quality (cost:quality ratio).
- Shortlisting
- Economic operators may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING: 4B.1.1 Yearly turnover - minimum of 500,000GBP 4B.1.4 Financial Ratios - minimum current ratio of 1.2 4B.5.1a Professional Indemnity insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000GBP 4B.5.1b Employer's liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000GBP 4B.5.2 Public liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 10,000,000GBP Product liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 10,000,000GBP D QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES: 4D.1 (1) Health and Safety Procedures – Confirmation of maintain Health and Safety management 4D.1(2) Disclosure – ensure relevant staff and volunteers have the appropriate disclosure check More detail on each area can be found in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- 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
- 1 Aug 2022, 16:23 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2023, 15:23 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006338- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357efFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Appeals Procedure - A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:724643)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Sept 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Mar 2023, 15:23 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2023, 15:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care and Repair EdinburghSME | £2,045,320 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006338-2023-1 · Care and Repair EdinburghSME
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2023
- Value
- £2,045,320
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionMediation body
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Care and Repair EdinburghAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.