Official UK procurement notice
Independent Intermediate Care (South Angus)
Authority: Angus Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlock purchase of 4 beds in a Care Home setting
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of…Published value£825,888
Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of services working with common shared objectives and principles. It provides a set of bridges at key points of transition in a person’s life, in particular from hospital to home or from home to hospital and from illness or injury to recovery and independence; helping them achieve their personal outcomes. The key aims of the Service are prevention, rehabilitation, enablement and recovery.
Intermediate Care can:
- Prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission or premature admission to long-term care;
- Support timely discharge from hospital
- Promote faster recovery from illness
- Support anticipatory care planning and self-management of long-term conditions
The Service will concentrate on providing independent intermediate care for Supported People, in South Angus, who are requiring rehabilitation intervention before they can return home from hospital (Step-down) or to prevent admission to hospital (Step-up).
Supported People will meet the following criteria: -
Step-down Care
- Person over 65 years old;
- Requires a period of rehabilitation / community care assessment/intervention prior to
returning home;
- Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration.
Step-up Care
- Person over 65 years old;
- Does not require 24-hour medical intervention;
- Clear requirement for 24-hour supervised care;
- Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration Additional information: Bidders 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.
Please see Part2-AnnexA-Evaluation document for evaluation criteria.
This contract is for an initial term of 2 years with two optional extension periods of 1 year each.
Please see Part6-SPD attached, all questions must be answered.
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).
The scope of the Service to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations.
- Technical & professional ability
Registration with the Care Inspectorate (Grade 3 min) and Scottish Social Services Council.
Tenderers should provide Registration number(s) etc at Section 4A.2 in Part6-SPD attached.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- The Tender Documents attached to this Contract Notice sets out the rules and criteria for participation. Tenderers must ensure the service provision is located in South Angus. As an Area this includes South West Angus (Carnoustie, Monifieth and the surrounding area), and South East Angus (Arbroath and the surrounding area). All mandatory aspects of participation as set out in the SPD are detailed in the separate document - IIC Tender Part 6a. Bidders are required to refer to this when completing the SPD. Bidders must holds a minimum Care Inspectorate grading of 3 (adequate) or above, as well as registration with the Scottish Social Services Council. Bidders must commit to obtain the identified appropriate levels of insurances for the duration of the contract, if successful. Bidders must demonstrate compliance with the min level of turnover as stated. All staff and those providing the Service must be suitably qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body/ies.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Aug 2022, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2022, 11:35 BST
- Authority reference
AC/22/017/HSC- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023440- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The conditions for the performance of the Contract are set out fully in the Tender documents
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
General
Reference should be made to Regulation 88 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) and independent legal advice should be sought urgently before any claim is commenced.
A claimed breach of the public procurement rules is actionable by any economic operator in legal proceedings brought in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland.
Prior Notice of Proceedings
Proceedings under this regulation may not be brought unless the economic operator has first informed the contracting authority of —
(a) the nature of the claimed breach or apprehended breach of the public procurement rules; and
(b) its intention to bring proceedings in respect of that claimed breach.
Time Limits for Bringing Proceeding
(1) In the case of proceedings seeking an ineffectiveness order (as defined in regulation 91 of the Regulations)
Where a “direct award” contract award notice has been published in accordance with Regulation 52 or where the purchasing body has given “standstill notice” to all bidders in accordance with Regulation 85, then proceeding must be brought within 30 days from the date of publication or sending the notice, as the case may be.
In any other case where an ineffectiveness order is sought, proceedings must be brought within 6 months from the date of the contract being entered into or the date of conclusion of the framework agreement.
(2) In any other case
proceedings must be brought within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen unless the court considers that there is a good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the court may extend that period for up to a maximum of 3 months from that date.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=698597. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: This tender will incorporate a relevant & proportionate section on community benefits associated with delivery of this contract. (SC Ref:698597)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Aug 2022 → 23 Sept 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Aug 2022, 11:35 BST
- Submission deadline23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.