Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Care at Home Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionInverclyde Council are seeking suitably qualified providers to carry out Care at Home Services within the Inverclyde Area.
- Recurrence: The next tendering opportunity for this service is estimated around November 2023.
CPV: Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2022
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Kilmacolm and Quarriers (East and West)CancelledRenewal
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council are looking to appoint Providers to provide a Care at Home Service to meet the Assessed Needs of Service Users. The Providers must provide responsive support dependent on the fluctuating needs of the Service User, in which support must be provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year. The main service for this requirement operates between the hours of 7am to 11pm, however there will be occasions to provide the service overnight such as for respite or urgent situations. Additional information: Please refer to Tender Documents.
Lot #2Greenock East and Port GlasgowCancelledRenewal
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council are looking to appoint Providers to provide a Care at Home Service to meet the Assessed Needs of Service Users. The Providers must provide responsive support dependent on the fluctuating needs of the Service User, in which support must be provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year. The main service for this requirement operates between the hours of 7am to 11pm, however there will be occasions to provide the service overnight such as for respite or urgent situations. Additional information: Please refer to the Tender Documents.
Lot #3Greenock West and GourockCancelledRenewal
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council are looking to appoint Providers to provide a Care at Home Service to meet the Assessed Needs of Service Users. The Providers must provide responsive support dependent on the fluctuating needs of the Service User, in which support must be provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year. The main service for this requirement operates between the hours of 7am to 11pm, however there will be occasions to provide the service overnight such as for respite or urgent situations. Additional information: Please refer to the Tender Documents.
Lot #4Greenock South West (inner & outer), Inverkip and Wemyss BayCancelledRenewal
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council are looking to appoint Providers to provide a Care at Home Service to meet the Assessed Needs of Service Users. The Providers must provide responsive support dependent on the fluctuating needs of the Service User, in which support must be provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year. The main service for this requirement operates between the hours of 7am to 11pm, however there will be occasions to provide the service overnight such as for respite or urgent situations. Additional information: Please refer to the Tender Documents.
Lot #5Inverclyde Wide - Ad HocCancelledRenewal
Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council are looking to appoint Providers to provide a Care at Home Service to meet the Assessed Needs of Service Users. The Providers must provide responsive support dependent on the fluctuating needs of the Service User, in which support must be provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year. The main service for this requirement operates between the hours of 7am to 11pm, however there will be occasions to provide the service overnight such as for respite or urgent situations. Additional information: Please refer to the Tender Documents.
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Service Delivery: 25%
- Staff Skills, Expertise & Qualifications: 8%
- Quality Assurance processes, procedures and reporting: 8%
- Fair Work First: 18%
- price: 40%
- Social (Community) Benefits: 1%
Published award criteria (6)
- Service Delivery: 25
- Staff Skills, Expertise & Qualifications: 8
- Quality Assurance processes, procedures and reporting: 8
- Fair Work First: 18
- Social (Community) Benefits: 1
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
Minimum: (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years. OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or less, the annual contract … - Technical & professional ability
SPD PART 4C.1.2
Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver a Care at Home Service. The examples provided must be of a similar size and nature to this contract opportunity.
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SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
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SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
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 hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information").
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HEALTH & SAFETY
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (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 hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information").
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SPD 4D - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate then the bidde…
- Technical & professional ability
It is a material condition of this Agreement that as at the Commencement Date and throughout the Contract Period the Provider shall have in respect of the Services a current certificate of registration under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 as a Care at Home Service. The Provider must maintain Care Inspectorate grades of 3 (adequate) and above across all areas of performance examined during inspections which cover “Quality of Care and Support”, “Quality of Staffing” and “Quality of Management and Leadership”. Any Provider who is newly registered must obtain at its first inspection and thereafter maintain the aforementioned Care Inspectorate grades. Where the Service receives a Care Inspectorate grade of 2 or less in any specified area, and where it generally provided good quality of care and has not previously been graded at 2 or below, the Provider shall be given the opportunity through a robust Improvement Plan agreed with the Care Inspectorate, in conjunction with the action plan agreed with the Council.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of a Care at Home Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · The next tendering opportunity for this service is estimated around November 2023.
- First published
- 6 Sept 2021, 16:25 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2022, 11:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Dec 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ddacFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: As per the Framework Agreement terms, service referrals will be offered to the providers in the specific lot area (lots 1-3) for contract. Where no offers are received or accepted to contract, service referrals will be offered to the providers appointed to Lot 5 (ad-hoc lot). Further to this, as per the Framework Agreement terms, Lot 4 will not be retendered. Instead service referrals within the area of Greenock South West (inner & outer), Inverkip and Wemyss Bay, will be offered to the providers appointed to Lot 5 (ad-hoc lot). Due to the above, the value of the ad-hoc lot cannot be guaranteed and has been stated as 1GBP for the purposes of this award notice. (SC Ref:690757)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 22 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2021 → 20 Apr 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected15 Nov 2021
- Bids opened17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Apr 2022, 11:15 BST
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2021- Published value updated to £4,441,76025 Nov 2021, 11:24 GMTwas £8,104,000
- Status changed to active25 Nov 2021, 11:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Nov 2021, 11:24 GMT
- Deadline moved to 22 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT25 Nov 2021, 11:24 GMT+5 days · was 17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT25 Nov 2021, 11:24 GMT
- Status changed to complete20 Apr 2022, 11:15 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Dec 2021 | 22 Dec 2021 | +5 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Dec 2021 | 22 Dec 2021 | +5 d |
| — | TextIII.1.2 | Change to Economic and Financial Standing conditions for participation. Section number: III.1.2) (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years. OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or less, the annual contract value should also be le… | Change to Economic and Financial Standing conditions for participation. Section number: III.1.2) (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check). OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstree… |
Delay to publication of ITT.
Change to Economic and Financial Standing conditions for participation. Section number: III.1.2) (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check). OR (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstree…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2021-11: 1 release · 25 Nov 2021
- 2021-09: 1 release · 6 Sept 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Kilmacolm and Quarriers (East and West)
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2022
- Value
- £741,600
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Greenock East and Port Glasgow
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2022
- Value
- £897,340
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Greenock West and Gourock
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,386,800
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Inverclyde Wide - Ad Hoc
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Kilmacolm and Quarriers (East and West) | 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Greenock East and Port Glasgow | 5bids · 5 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Greenock West and Gourock | 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · Inverclyde Wide - Ad Hoc | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Allied Health Services Limited trading as Allied HealthcareFramework contractor
- CSN Care Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Care1 Professional Services LTDFramework contractor
- Evergreen Home SupportFramework contractor
- Scotia Homecare Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.