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Published 3 Feb 2021, 11:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the Provision of Care and Support Service for a Young Person with Complex Needs

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,938,733published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2021awarded 27 Jul 2021
Awarded to Action for Children Services Limited
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Buckinghamshire Council (BC), in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), are looking to procure a contract to provide the care and support service for a placement for a young person (the client) with complex needs. The client is currently in a semi-secure hospital placement but has been assessed as ready for discharge into the community with a Care Plan for him to transition to a Residential Children’s Home. The provider will be responsible for the delivery of the contracted care and support service for the client within a joint Ofsted and CQC registered setting. The provider will need to work closely with the health, social care and education services to meet the client’s social, educational and medical needs. Given the complex nature of this young person and the need to develop an effective partnership with a provider, this procurement is seeking a block contract for a minimum of three years with an option to extend twice by a further 2 years.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Buckinghamshire Council (BC), in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), are looking to procure a contract to provide the care and support service for a placement for a young person (the client) with complex needs. The client is currently in a semi-secure hospital placement but has been assessed as ready for discharge into the community with a Care Plan for him to transition to a Residential Children’s Home.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded: Buckinghamshire Council (BC), in partnership with the Buckinghamshire…Awarded

Awarded: Buckinghamshire Council (BC), in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), are looking to procure a contract to provide the care and support service for a placement for a young person (the client) with complex needs. The client is currently in a semi-secure hospital placement but has been assessed as ready for discharge into the community with a Care Plan for him to transition to a Residential Children’s Home.

The provider will be responsible for the delivery of the contracted care and support service for the client within a joint Ofsted and CQC registered setting. The property in the Buckinghamshire will be developed by the local authority and leased to the provider for the period of the contract. The provider will need to work closely with the health, social care and education services to meet the client’s social, educational and medical needs.

The placement will be jointly funded by the CCG and BC’s social care and education departments with Buckinghamshire Council acting as the lead commissioning organisation. Given the complex nature of this young person and the need to develop an effective partnership with a provider, this procurement is seeking a block contract for a minimum of three years with an option to extend twice by a further 2 years.

Delivery: South East · Buckinghamshire
Extensions: After the initial 36 month contract term, option for 2 further extensions of 24 months each

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Shortlisting
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Award criteria: Quality 60% Price 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,938,7331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Action for Children Services Limited£2,938,733 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Feb 2021, 11:55 GMT
Last source update
6 Aug 2021, 18:14 BST
Authority reference
DN521998
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019113
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028fb4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk ↗

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Mar 2021 → 6 Aug 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    6 Aug 2021, 18:14 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2021, 18:14 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Aug 2021, 18:14 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Walton Street Offices, Walton St, Aylesbury, South East, HP20 1UAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.