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Published 2 Jun 2021, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Enhanced Assessment Beds Service

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,824,044total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2021awarded 7 Sept 2021
Lots 5see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2023 · starts 1 Oct 2021

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Sandwell Council wishes to appoint multiple Contractor(s) to provide an Enhanced Assessment Nursing Beds Service within care homes that are registered with the Care Quality Commission and are located within the borough of Sandwell. There are various Lots available to tender for, of which further information can be found in the ITT. The Enhanced Assessment Beds Service has as its primary function the prevention of admission to hospital or facilitation of discharge from hospital through a rapid, co-ordinated response and by operating 7 days a week. The service specifications outline the main aims of the provisions, the services to be provided within the contract and the connections to other services in the community.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Residential nursing care services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.7 per place) · 8 appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Oct 2021, Not Applicable

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value
Shared scope across 4 of 5 lots

Please see ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will run from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022 with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement.

Lot #1Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia NursingAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£2,739,727

Please refer to ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will be in place for 12 months from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022, with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sept 2023 (2 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia Nursing – non weight bearing beds onlyAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£156,556
Lot #3Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Residential and Dementia Residential 2 yrsPublished value£745,301
Lot #4Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Step Up Nursing and Step Up Dementia NursingAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£391,390
Lot #5Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Complex Dementia NursingAwarded 2 yrsPublished value£791,072

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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Please refer to ITT documentation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to ITT documentation.

    Minimum: Please refer to ITT documentation.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to ITT documentation.

    Minimum: Please refer to ITT documentation.
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of an Enhanced Assessment Beds Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, 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
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
First published
2 Jun 2021, 12:39 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2023, 13:33 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
ASC096
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029690
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesResidential nursing care servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodation
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b774 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View and Submit a Tender, you will be required to 'Opt-In'. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jun 2021 → 9 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 Oct 2023, 13:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2023, 13:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 72 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 8latest 7 Sept 2021

8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £624,524, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Complex Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    £788,892
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Nursing and Nursing Dementia Beds Service: Non-weight bearing only

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active
  • Enhanced Assessment Step Up Nursing and Step Up Dementia Nursing Beds Service

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    £390,328
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia Nursing7bids · 7 electronic2——
2 · Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia Nursing – non weight bearing beds only7bids · 7 electronic2——
4 · Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Step Up Nursing and Step Up Dementia Nursing4bids · 4 electronic1——
5 · Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Complex Dementia Nursing1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.