Official UK procurement notice
SOL - Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA - opening and mini-competition
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedResidential and Nursing Care Home Beds Framework · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSolihull MBC established a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people in 2021. The FCA is with a range of providers and is used to purchase both individual placements and also to run mini-competitions to award block contracts.This opportunity is a re-opening of the FCA to allow additional providers to apply to join the FCA (Stage 1) and also a mini-competition for Pathway 2 Nursing and Dementia Respite beds (Stage 2). New providers must complete Stage 1 but Stage 2 is optional. Existing providers do not need to re-complete Stage 1.The FCA will run until 30th September 2026 with options to extend for up to 24 months plus 24 months. The Council does not commit to any volumes through the FCA. Block contracts will be for a 2 year period and delivery of the block contracts is required to be within Solihull Borough.Deadline for submissions is noon on 31st October 2023.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services with accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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).
- Price
- Suitability
As stated in tender documents
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 29 Jun 2021, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SOL - 16930 (previously SOL - 10859)- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029114- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c18cFind a Tender
Publisher note: The value provided are only an estimate. We cannot guarantee suppliers any business through this Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
1 Oct 2021 → 31 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Contract starts1 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST
- Submission deadline31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2023, 12:30 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2021- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2021, 09:54 BST
- Status changed to active3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST+820 days · was 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3a Care Solihull LTd, Accord Housing Association Ltd, Avery Healthcare, Bupa Care Services Ltd, Edggbasston Investments Limited, MACC Care Limited +3 morejoint awardResidential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA | £150,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA · 3a Care Solihull LTd, Accord Housing Association Ltd, Avery Healthcare, Bupa Care Services Ltd, Edggbasston Investments Limited, MACC Care Limited +3 more
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2021
- Value
- £150,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Solihull MBCReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- 3a Care Solihull LTdAwarded supplier
- Accord Housing Association LtdAwarded supplier
- Avery HealthcareAwarded supplier
- Bupa Care Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Edggbasston Investments LimitedAwarded supplier
- Macc Care LimitedAwarded supplier
- Prime Life LtdAwarded supplier
- Sir Josiah Mason TrustAwarded supplier
- Solihull Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria