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Published 27 May 2021, 15:56 BST

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ESCC PS Residential Care, and Care and support to people with Learning Disabilities in the Hastings and Rother area

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (ESCC) (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)
Published estimate£20,126,140≈ £3.4m / year
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2021awarded 23 Sept 2021
Awarded to Affinity Trust
Contract term 6 yrsends 23 Sept 2027 · extension options published · starts 24 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council has awarded a single care provider to provide care and support for adults with learning disabilities, at five residential care settings in the Hastings and Rother area. All five residential care settings require a 24-hour Care and Support. Many of the Clients living within the Hastings and Rother residential properties were supported to move into these services in 1997, following the closure of long stay hospitals for people with a learning disability, in line with national policy.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 yrsPublished value£20,126,140
Contract period: 24 Sept 2021 – 23 Sept 2027 (6 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Retendered approximately 18 months before the end date.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services

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
Quality: 78%Price: 22%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 78%
  • Price and Bid Intergrity: 22%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 78%
  • Price and Bid Intergrity: 22%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    ExperienceCapacityCapability

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 22 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 May 2021, 15:56 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2021, 12:21 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
ESCC - 032753
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026108
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b5cf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
8 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

8 Jul 2021 → 19 Oct 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    8 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    24 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    19 Oct 2021, 12:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2021, 12:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,126,1401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Affinity TrustResidential care Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Hastings and Rother——Awarded

Contracts

  • Residential care Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Hastings and Rother · Affinity Trust

    Signed
    23 Sept 2021
    Value
    £20,126,140
    Period
    … – 23 Sept 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council (ESCC)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, St Annes Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Affinity TrustAwarded supplier06893564 1 St Andrew's Court Wellington Street , Oxfordshire, South East, OX9 3WT

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria