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Published 21 Feb 2023, 16:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Respite Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities (Red Rose House)

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,403,157published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2023awarded 6 Jun 2023
Awarded to Hansel Alliance

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider who can deliver respite services for adults with learning disabilities within the North Ayrshire area.

The service will operate from a purpose-built, eight bedded house at Red Rose House, Stevenson.

The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a up to a further 36 months.

The contract will be let under North Ayrshire Council's Terms and Conditions of Contract for Health and Social Care Services.

  • How the procedure runs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement

CPV: Community health services · Daycare services · Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for the handicapped

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Core service delivery will provide:

Core service delivery will provide:

  • Respite and short breaks for adults in line with Health and Social Care Standards
  • Supporting appropriate transport to access community resources
  • Personal support planning and risk assessment for each visitor. This will be updated at the start of each visit and reviewed before the service user's departure
  • Personal outcomes will be identified and agreed upon with each service user. Outcome progress will be measured and recorded within individual support plans
  • Support with assessed needs, including personal care, emotional and practical support with all aspects of daily living, in a manner that promotes inclusion, choice, and independence for each person
  • Support with various health care needs including, but not limited to, Gastrostomy care, Oral suction, Oral suction, CPAP, and BiPAP use where team members are appropriately trained to do so. Where required, other health support needs will be provided in partnership with local health care colleagues, e.g. district nursing service, GP service, CDLT nurses, and use of Emergency services if required
  • Medication administration and management
  • Access to social, vocational, recreational, and other activities Additional information: The contract may be extended for up to a further 36months.

Bidders may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · North Ayrshire - Stevenson

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

This procurement is based on the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT") on the basis of best price and quality ratio, where price is 20% and quality is 80%. Please see PCS-Tender for further information.

Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate (grade 3 or above) or equivalent.

Shortlisting
Bidders must have a min yearly turnover of 1.5million GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. NAC reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using Company Watch at tender stage and throughout the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score is 25 or less, further information will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this is not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the process. Bidders who can't meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from the process. Where turnover information is not available, the bidder must state the date which they were set up or started trading. Bidders must hold, or commit to obtain, the types and levels of insurance listed: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability = 10million GBP in respect of any one event, Public Liability = 5million GBP in respect of any one event, Third-Party Motor Vehicle = required for the duration of the 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Feb 2023, 16:13 GMT
Last source update
7 Jun 2023, 11:09 BST
Authority reference
NAC/5131
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016101
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesDaycare servicesHealth and social work servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesSocial work services with accommodationSocial work services without accommodationWelfare services for the handicapped
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a74a Find a Tender
How it runs
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process. Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope. Bidders are required to confirm that they have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications: - Service Provider's staff: SSSC Registered (or equivalent), PVG checked (or equivalent) Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1. Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason stated below: - Nature of the contract not suitable for lots - Delivery of the contract is location specific Quality Management Procedures 1. 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 a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. (SC Ref:734386)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Mar 2023 → 7 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    7 Jun 2023, 11:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2023, 11:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,403,1571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hansel AllianceSME£4,403,157 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016101-2023-1 · Hansel AllianceSME

    Signed
    6 Jun 2023
    Value
    £4,403,157
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hansel AllianceAwarded supplier Murdoch House, Broadmeadows,, Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA1 5PU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.