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Published 5 Jul 2023, 07:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC140 - Care Home Contract – Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) - ROUND 2

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£61,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To fulfil our obligations under the Care Act 2014, the Care Home Contract (FPS) relates to the delivery of residential care in care homes and care homes with nursing.

The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) which is an open Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement allowing providers to join the Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement during the term of the agreement via rounds. Rounds will be opened at certain times during the term when there is a requirement of provision – minimum once a year.

The term of the Framework Agreement will be for seven (7) years with the option to extend for a further three (3) years. It is intended for the Framework Agreement to commence on 1 November 2023.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing…RenewalPublished value£61,000,000

The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) which is an open Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement allowing providers to join the Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement during the term of the agreement via rounds. Rounds will be opened at certain times during the term when there is a requirement of provision – minimum once a year.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 3 year extension availableVariant bids: not allowed

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: 80%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 80
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: Pass/Fail
What this means for your bid
  • “TC140 - Care Home Contract – Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) - ROUND 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2023, 07:22 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2023, 12:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN697900
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032764
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dee1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
6 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Nov 2023 → 6 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Nov 2023, 12:15 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    6 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 6 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
    6 Nov 2023, 12:15 GMT
    +124 days · was 4 Aug 2023, 16:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.