Official UK procurement notice
DPS for the Provision of Domiciliary Care
Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCreation of a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Domiciliary Care
The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accordingly are subject to the so called ‘Light Touch Regime’ which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 expressly provides that contracting authorities may use a dynamic purchasing system for commonly used purchases the characteristics of which are generally available on the market, and meet their requirements and for this reason the model proposed, is a Dynamic Purchasing System.
The Council reserves:-
- the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time
- the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time.
All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk.
Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise
CPV: Health and social work services · Home-help services · Social work and related services · Social work services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Domiciliary Care by means of a Dynamic Purchasing System for a period of…
Provision of Domiciliary Care by means of a Dynamic Purchasing System for a period of least four years.
The Dynamic Purchasing System has not been broken down into specific lots because each package of care required will be brokered via the Dynamic Purchasing System.
The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accordingly are subject to the so called ‘Light Touch Regime’ which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 expressly provides that contracting authorities may use a dynamic purchasing system for commonly used purchases the characteristics of which are generally available on the market, and meet their requirements and for this reason the model proposed, is a Dynamic Purchasing System.
The Council reserves:-
- the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time
- the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time.
All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk.
Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Torfaen CBC is commissioning a Dynamic Purchasing System for domiciliary care providers which will be used to deliver personal care to all service user groups within the boundaries of Torfaen County Borough Council. The System will consider two factors in determining which Provider is awarded a package of care. These factors are the quality of care that has been delivered to existing service users and the price submitted by the Provider Organisations.
The New Contract
Providers who are accepted onto the new Dynamic Purchasing System will need to sign a new Agreement which is attached separately
What is the Purchaser paying for?
A Domiciliary Care Service
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the Dynamic Purchasing Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the Dynamic Purchasing Documentation
- “DPS for the Provision of Domiciliary Care” is a dynamic market: 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
- Restricted 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Nov 2023, 13:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2023, 13:46 GMT
- Authority reference
T.4538- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034104- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041ad9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Dynamic Purchasing System will have a limit of 1500 actual weekly hours of care commissioned to each Provider organization. If the actual level of hours delivered exceeds 1500 hours in any given week the Provider will not be offered any new business until the number of hours delivered is less than 1500 hours per week in any given week. The Council reserves the right to refer packages of care to Providers who deliver in excess of 1500 actual hours of care per week if the Council is not able to commission a package of care from any other Provider who is registered on the Dynamic Purchasing System NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136560. (WA Ref:136560)
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Nov 2023 → 16 Nov 2027 · 3 dates- Notice published17 Nov 2023, 13:46 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expectedin 383 days16 Nov 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.