Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Adult Care Residential Services, Central Mainland, Shetland
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe type of contract to be awarded is a contract for services for the provision of up to 16 residential care home placements for 24 hours per day 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year. The placements are for adults (i.e. aged 16 and above) with assessed needs, some of whom may have physical and/or learning disabilities/mental health problems.
- Recurrence: Initial contract of 24 months - December 2024 Full Contract including 3 x 12-month extensions (Total of 5-years) - December 2027
CPV: Welfare services for the elderly
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Procurement of social and other specific services in accordance with Section 7…CancelledRenewalPublished value£3,800,000
Procurement of social and other specific services in accordance with Section 7 (Regulations 74 - 76) Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Additional information: Tenderers must provide residential services fully compliant and registered with the Care Inspectorate.
The premises must also be registered with the Care Inspectorate
Tenderers must complete and return the Single Procurement Document (SPD) for exclusion and selection criteria
All those complying with the SPD and other requirements as specified in this Contract Notice with be considered
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 award criteria (2)
- 60: Quality
- Price: 40
- Suitability
1 Must demonstrate ability and readiness to provide residential services ready for contract start date on 01 April 2023.
2 Must be a fully compliant and registered care home provider. The premises must also be registered with the Care Inspectorate.
3 Three years audited or company accounts; bank reference to the minimum value of 1,000,000 GBP; evidence of current Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum value of 10,000,000 and 5,000,000 GBP respectively.
4 Must demonstrate sufficient experience of having delivered residential services.
- Technical & professional ability
Provision of services may only be carried out by those economic operators satisfying the requirements of the Care Inspectorate.
Regulations 74 - 76 The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 apply.
- Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
Yes · Initial contract of 24 months - December 2024
Full Contract including 3 x 12-month extensions (Total of 5-years) - December 2027
- First published
- 22 Dec 2022, 12:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2023, 14:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SW/1/22- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006187- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0393b7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The successful tenderer must continue to comply with all relevant legislation, guidance and procedures applicable to the running of residential service provision.
Publisher note: II.2.6 This is the Estimated Total Value should options to extend be taken up. The Estimated Annual Value is 760,000 GBP. GBP means Great British Pounds. The Contract shall be subject to Scots law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. Contract Award Criteria will be specified in the Invitation To Tender (ITT). The Care Inspectorate is the regulatory organisation for these services. The Contract shall be for an initial period of two years (24 months), with options to extend annually for up to a further 3 x 12 month periods. Total maximum contract will be 5 years (60 months). The Contracting Authority may exclude any economic operator from the procurement procedure if, in the Contracting Authority's sole opinion, the economic operator cannot demonstrate that it can provide the service from 1st April 2023. (SC Ref:724536)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Jan 2023 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened23 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Mar 2023, 14:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2023- Deadline moved to 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT12 Jan 2023, 11:53 GMT+14 days · was 23 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled2 Mar 2023, 14:30 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 23 Jan 2023 | 6 Feb 2023 | +14 d |
Following a request for extension to Tender Deadline, this has been granted.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria