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Published 14 Oct 2022, 10:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NAC/5122 Support Service for Young and Adult Unpaid Carers in North Ayrshire

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,500,000exc. VAT2.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2023awarded 23 Jun 2023
Awarded to Unity Enterprise

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) are seeking a dynamic and creative organisation to help build and deliver key advice, information, and support for young and adult unpaid carers in all North Ayrshire localities (Irvine & Kilwinning, Three Towns, Garnock Valley, North Coast and Millport, and the Isle of Arran).

The provision of information and support to unpaid carers is a legislative requirement for the Health & Social Care Partnership. The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 places statutory duties on the Local Authority & NHS Board. The Act gives carers new rights, promotes early information, involvement, and prevention as pivotal to support, and seeks to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers. The Local Authority, with support, will take steps to involve, inform and support carers to make caring more sustainable for those who are willing and able to do so.

The current contract is due to expire on 30/06/23 therefore this requirement is being retendered.

  • How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The service should broadly provide the following information, support and activities…Published value£3,500,000

The service should broadly provide the following information, support and activities under this agreement and lead on the delivery of early and effective services for carers in North Ayrshire.

  • Provision of current local and national carer advice, information, resources and activities on all issues relating to carers and the caring role.
  • Signposting and connecting carers to universal services, other statutory partners, third sector and voluntary services, community networks, circles of interest or local groups/ activities.
  • Promotion of the Carers Charter and be representative of carers rights and issues.
  • Continuous and effective carer involvement in personal and service planning/ decision making.
  • Actively identify and assist those carers who are marginalised or harder to reach across all North Ayrshire communities.
  • Facilitate, create or participate in community-based carer peer development/ support groups.
  • Practical support through the offer and preparation of an Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) or Young Carer Statement (YCS) and arranging of support to meet needs.
  • Practical support through a programme of awareness and training opportunities relating to the caring role for carers and partner agencies.
  • Practical support to access financial support and entitlements.
  • Practical support to access, offer, arrange and resource vital breaks from caring.
  • Practical support for carers seeking to maintain or gain education and employment whilst continuing their caring role.
  • Practical support for residential care, palliative, end of life and/ or bereaved carers in line with Terminal Illness Regulations .

Services will be available by telephone, online/ virtual, face to face on an individual basis or in group settings, in home visits and community venues.

The contract terms that shall apply are NAC Conditions of Contract for Health and Social Care Services

Delivery: Scotland

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

This procurement is based on the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT") on the basis of best price and quality ratio, where price is 20% and quality is 80%. Please see PCS-Tender for further information.

Shortlisting
Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders must have a minimum yearly “general” turnover of 1,050,000 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. NAC reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch at tender stage and throughout the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score is 25 or less, further information will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this is not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the process. Bidders who can't meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from the process. Where turnover information is not available, the bidder must state the date which they were set up or started trading.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Oct 2022, 10:21 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2023, 14:40 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018120
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0375b4 Find a Tender
How it runs

Publisher note: Bidders must hold, or commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance listed below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5m GBP in respect of any one event Public Liability Insurance 5m GBP in respect of any one event Professional Indemnity Insurance 5m GBP in the aggregate 3rd Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 200,000 GBP. Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope. Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1. Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. (SC Ref:736606)

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
Submission deadline
3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jan 2023 → 26 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Jan 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Jun 2023, 14:40 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    1 Feb 2023, 15:25 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    1 Feb 2023, 15:25 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
    1 Feb 2023, 15:25 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2023, 14:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,427,6511 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Unity EnterpriseSME£3,427,651 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 018120-2023-1 · Unity EnterpriseSME

    Signed
    23 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,427,651
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.