Official UK procurement notice
OPR005 IRN Refresh 2024 -New Suppliers
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 16 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU
Article 74 Health, Social and related services.
This tender is for an annual opening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework
agreement with two call-off contracts, one using ECC terms and conditions and the other
using NHS Terms and conditions. This framework is broken down into 3 lots:
Lot 1 - Residential care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and
conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List
Lot 2 - Nursing care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and
conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List
Lot 3 - Nursing care for all aged adults (18+) commissioned by CCGs using NHS terms and
conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr from 1 Jun 2024
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Residential Care for ECCAwardedPublished value£600,000,000
ECC will be awarding an over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named
parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the
relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4.
All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market
spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
This lot 1 is for Social Care Residential Care without Nursing for Older People (65+).
Lot #2Nursing Care for ECCAwardedPublished value£150,000,000
ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named
parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the
relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4.
All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market
spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
This lot 2 is for Social Care Residential Care with Nursing for Older People (65+)
Lot #3Nursing Care for ICB'sAwardedPublished value£250,000,000
ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named
parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the
relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4.
All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market
spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
This lot 3 is for Residential Care with Nursing for Adults (18+), for the ICB's
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 procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement In the case of
framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
A 6 year framework agreement is permitted pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations
2015 as the service is subject to the Light Touch Regime, therefore the length of the
framework can be as determined with relevance to the type of service by the contracting
authority and is not limited to 4 years. ECC will opening the framework will open the
framework for new bidders annually
- Technical & professional ability
Providers will be required to be registered with CQC (Care Quality Commission) for the
services for which they wish to provide
- Shortlisting
- Details outlining the evaluation criteria and timetable for this procurement can be found on the ProContract eSourcing system within the Instructions and Guidance for Bidders document. The ProContract eSourcing system will be used throughout the procurement process for all communications. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the folly completed ITT documentation by the date and time specified in section
- “OPR005 IRN Refresh 2024 -New Suppliers” 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Feb 2022, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 May 2024, 11:55 BST
- Authority reference
DN710496- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016437- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031955Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The commissioners reserves the right to amend timescales and evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes and also reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The commissioners will not be responsible for any costs incurred by providers in relation to this procurement exercise.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Apr 2024 → 1 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 May 2024, 11:55 BST
- Contract starts1 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2023- Deadline moved to 6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST1 Mar 2023, 16:06 GMT+374 days · was 28 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2023, 13:09 BST
- Status changed to active4 Mar 2024, 09:20 GMT
- Deadline moved to 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST4 Mar 2024, 09:20 GMT+368 days · was 6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to unsuccessful24 May 2024, 11:55 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-03: 1 release · 1 Mar 2023
- 2022-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for CCG-10
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for CCG-11
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for CCG-9
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for ECC-6
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for ECC-7
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Nursing for ECC-8
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999 IRN Residential for ECC-5
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999-IRN Residential for ECC-1
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999-IRN Residential for ECC-2
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999-IRN Residential for ECC-3
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 016857-2023-0999-IRN Residential for ECC-4
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Residential Care for ECC | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | £1 – £75,000,000 |
| 2 · Nursing Care for ECC | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | £1 – £75,000,000 |
| 3 · Nursing Care for ICB's | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | £1 – £75,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £7,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
11 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority
- North East Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Southend Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authority
- Suffolk and North East Essex Intregated Care BoardContracting authority
- West Essex & Herts Integrated Care BoardContracting authority
- West Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- AYS Care LtdFramework contractor
- Boars Tye Residential Home LtdFramework contractor
- Canaryford Ltd T/A Parklands Nursing HomeFramework contractor
- Canaryford Ltd T/as Parklands Nursing HomeFramework contractor
- Elmcroft Care Home LtdFramework contractor
- Mrs Claire Dawn Frances Bird (T/A Waters View Residential Home)Framework contractor
- RCH Care Homes LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.