Bedford Borough Council: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services (BBC537665)

UK-Bedford: Social work and related services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Bedford Borough Council
             Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1234228420, Email: commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
             Contact: Commercial Hub
             Main Address: http://www.bedford.gov.uk
             NUTS Code: UKH22
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bedford:-Social-work-and-related-services./49WU24FU59
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Regional or local authority
      I.5) Main activity
            General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services (BBC537665)       
      Reference Number: BBC537665
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      85300000 - Social work and related services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children and young people, which will be delivered across the Council’s entire administrative area.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 1,110,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: maximum number of lots: 3
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Providers can only bid for up to two (2) of Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is no restriction on Lot 4. For example, a provider can bid for Lots 1 and 3 or they can bid for Lots 1, 3 and 4. However, no provider can bid for all four (4) Lots.

II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Lot 1 – Adults General Domiciliary Care Services for Zone 1       
      Lot No: Lot 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      85320000 - Social services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH22 Bedfordshire CC
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children and young people, which will be delivered across the Council’s entire administrative area.
Existing care packages are outside the scope of the Framework Agreement and will therefore not automatically transfer from one provider to another.

Providers can only bid for up to two (2) of Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is no restriction on Lot 4. For example, a provider can bid for Lots 1 and 3 or they can bid for Lots 1, 3 and 4. However, no provider can bid for all four (4) Lots.

For each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders in each Lot will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful. The remaining two (2) providers within each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3 will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.

For Lot 4, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area. The remaining two (2) providers will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.
The call-off contracts will not be subject to a TUPE transfer.
The Council reserves the right to enter into the whole or part of this Framework Agreement, both in terms of the scale and scope of the Framework Agreement.

The publication of this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Pack in no way commit the Council to award any contract pursuant to any tender process. More specifically, the Council reserves the right to:
•Cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the selection and evaluation process at any stage or this procurement in its entirety; and
•Amend the terms, conditions and/or requirements.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract and there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 200,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 24       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: Duration in months: up to 24 (from the award of the contract including possible extensions)
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The procurement will be undertaken using the Council’s online secure e-tendering system and all interested organisations will need to register via the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html.

Full instructions of how to use the e-tendering system can be found on the relevant website, however in the event of any difficulties please contact the Council by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk or alternatively by calling 01234 276420 for further assistance. In order to complete the registration process, the Council will need to contact you by phone, email or postal address and it is therefore essential that the contact details inserted on the system are accurate.

The access code to this contract opportunity will be provided once registered on the Delta e-Sourcing portal. Alternatively, it can be provided by the Commercial Hub team (please see email address below).

Interested organisations must also contact the Commercial Hub by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk in order to ensure that the registration process and access to the tender documentation runs smoothly.

All interested organisations are required to return one (1) electronic copy of their completed responses to the Invitation to Tender document via the Council’s Delta e-Sourcing portal. Only those Tender submissions returned by the closing date and time will be deemed valid. Late submissions will not be accepted.

During the procurement process, it is compulsory for Bidders to utilise the e-tendering system as the main channel of communication and exchange of documents. In declaring an interest in this procurement process, Bidders agree to the use of this system.

The Council is conducting the procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (’the Regulations’). For the avoidance of any doubt, the services to be procured fall within Part 2 (Rules Implementing the Public Contracts Directive), Chapter 3 (Particular Procurement Regimes), Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Regulations.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Lot 2 – Adults General Domiciliary Care Services for Zone 2       
      Lot No: Lot 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      85320000 - Social services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH22 Bedfordshire CC
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children and young people, which will be delivered across the Council’s entire administrative area.
Existing care packages are outside the scope of the Framework Agreement and will therefore not automatically transfer from one provider to another.
Providers can only bid for up to two (2) of Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is no restriction on Lot 4. For example, a provider can bid for Lots 1 and 3 or they can bid for Lots 1, 3 and 4. However, no provider can bid for all four (4) Lots.

For each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders in each Lot will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful. The remaining two (2) providers within each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3 will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.

For Lot 4, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area. The remaining two (2) providers will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.
The call-off contracts will not be subject to a TUPE transfer.
The Council reserves the right to enter into the whole or part of this Framework Agreement, both in terms of the scale and scope of the Framework Agreement.

The publication of this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Pack in no way commit the Council to award any contract pursuant to any tender process. More specifically, the Council reserves the right to:
•Cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the selection and evaluation process at any stage or this procurement in its entirety; and
•Amend the terms, conditions and/or requirements.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract and there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 200,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 24       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: The Framework Agreement may be extended for any period or periods of up to one (1) year by mutual agreement of the Parties.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The procurement will be undertaken using the Council’s online secure e-tendering system and all interested organisations will need to register via the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html.

Full instructions of how to use the e-tendering system can be found on the relevant website, however in the event of any difficulties please contact the Council by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk or alternatively by calling 01234 276420 for further assistance. In order to complete the registration process, the Council will need to contact you by phone, email or postal address and it is therefore essential that the contact details inserted on the system are accurate.

The access code to this contract opportunity will be provided once registered on the Delta e-Sourcing portal. Alternatively, it can be provided by the Commercial Hub team (please see email address below).

Interested organisations must also contact the Commercial Hub by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk in order to ensure that the registration process and access to the tender documentation runs smoothly.

All interested organisations are required to return one (1) electronic copy of their completed responses to the Invitation to Tender document via the Council’s Delta e-Sourcing portal. Only those Tender submissions returned by the closing date and time will be deemed valid. Late submissions will not be accepted.

During the procurement process, it is compulsory for Bidders to utilise the e-tendering system as the main channel of communication and exchange of documents. In declaring an interest in this procurement process, Bidders agree to the use of this system.

The Council is conducting the procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (’the Regulations’). For the avoidance of any doubt, the services to be procured fall within Part 2 (Rules Implementing the Public Contracts Directive), Chapter 3 (Particular Procurement Regimes), Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Regulations.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Lot 3 – Adults General Domiciliary Care Services for Zone 3       
      Lot No: Lot 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      85320000 - Social services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH22 Bedfordshire CC
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children and young people, which will be delivered across the Council’s entire administrative area.
Existing care packages are outside the scope of the Framework Agreement and will therefore not automatically transfer from one provider to another.

Providers can only bid for up to two (2) of Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is no restriction on Lot 4. For example, a provider can bid for Lots 1 and 3 or they can bid for Lots 1, 3 and 4. However, no provider can bid for all four (4) Lots.

For each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders in each Lot will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful. The remaining two (2) providers within each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3 will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.

For Lot 4, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area. The remaining two (2) providers will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.
The call-off contracts will not be subject to a TUPE transfer.
The Council reserves the right to enter into the whole or part of this Framework Agreement, both in terms of the scale and scope of the Framework Agreement.

The publication of this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Pack in no way commit the Council to award any contract pursuant to any tender process. More specifically, the Council reserves the right to:
•Cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the selection and evaluation process at any stage or this procurement in its entirety; and
•Amend the terms, conditions and/or requirements.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract and there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 200,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 24       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: The Framework Agreement may be extended for any period or periods of up to one (1) year by mutual agreement of the Parties.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The procurement will be undertaken using the Council’s online secure e-tendering system and all interested organisations will need to register via the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html.

Full instructions of how to use the e-tendering system can be found on the relevant website, however in the event of any difficulties please contact the Council by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk or alternatively by calling 01234 276420 for further assistance. In order to complete the registration process, the Council will need to contact you by phone, email or postal address and it is therefore essential that the contact details inserted on the system are accurate.

The access code to this contract opportunity will be provided once registered on the Delta e-Sourcing portal. Alternatively, it can be provided by the Commercial Hub team (please see email address below).

Interested organisations must also contact the Commercial Hub by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk in order to ensure that the registration process and access to the tender documentation runs smoothly.

All interested organisations are required to return one (1) electronic copy of their completed responses to the Invitation to Tender document via the Council’s Delta e-Sourcing portal. Only those Tender submissions returned by the closing date and time will be deemed valid. Late submissions will not be accepted.

During the procurement process, it is compulsory for Bidders to utilise the e-tendering system as the main channel of communication and exchange of documents. In declaring an interest in this procurement process, Bidders agree to the use of this system.

The Council is conducting the procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (’the Regulations’). For the avoidance of any doubt, the services to be procured fall within Part 2 (Rules Implementing the Public Contracts Directive), Chapter 3 (Particular Procurement Regimes), Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Regulations.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 4
      
      II.2.1) Title: Lot 4 – Children’s Domiciliary Care Services and Short Breaks       
      Lot No: Lot 4       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      85320000 - Social services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKH22 Bedfordshire CC
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Council is seeking to enter into a framework agreement with a number of suitably qualified organisations for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults and children and short break services for children. More specifically, the Council is seeking to commission general domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults, which will be delivered across three (3) separate geographical zones within the Council’s administrative area. The Council is also seeking to commission domiciliary care services and short breaks for children and young people, which will be delivered across the Council’s entire administrative area.
Existing care packages are outside the scope of the Framework Agreement and will therefore not automatically transfer from one provider to another.

Providers can only bid for up to two (2) of Lots 1, 2 and 3. There is no restriction on Lot 4. For example, a provider can bid for Lots 1 and 3 or they can bid for Lots 1, 3 and 4. However, no provider can bid for all four (4) Lots.

For each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders in each Lot will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful. The remaining two (2) providers within each one of Lots 1, 2 and 3 will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages purchased by the Council in the geographical zone or zones within which they have been successful in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.

For Lot 4, a total of four (4) providers will be selected to enter into the Framework Agreement. The top two (2) ranking Bidders will be awarded a ‘preferred provider’ status and will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area. The remaining two (2) providers will be awarded an ‘approved provider’ status and they will be offered, via a call-off arrangement, care packages and short breaks purchased by the Council across the authority’s entire administrative area in the event the preferred providers are unable to deliver them.
The call-off contracts will not be subject to a TUPE transfer.
The Council reserves the right to enter into the whole or part of this Framework Agreement, both in terms of the scale and scope of the Framework Agreement.

The publication of this Contract Notice and the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Pack in no way commit the Council to award any contract pursuant to any tender process. More specifically, the Council reserves the right to:
•Cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the selection and evaluation process at any stage or this procurement in its entirety; and
•Amend the terms, conditions and/or requirements.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract and there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 580,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 24       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: The Framework Agreement may be extended for any period or periods of up to one (1) year by mutual agreement of the Parties.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The procurement will be undertaken using the Council’s online secure e-tendering system and all interested organisations will need to register via the following link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html.

Full instructions of how to use the e-tendering system can be found on the relevant website, however in the event of any difficulties please contact the Council by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk or alternatively by calling 01234 276420 for further assistance. In order to complete the registration process, the Council will need to contact you by phone, email or postal address and it is therefore essential that the contact details inserted on the system are accurate.

The access code to this contract opportunity will be provided once registered on the Delta e-Sourcing portal. Alternatively, it can be provided by the Commercial Hub team (please see email address below).

Interested organisations must also contact the Commercial Hub by emailing commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk in order to ensure that the registration process and access to the tender documentation runs smoothly.

All interested organisations are required to return one (1) electronic copy of their completed responses to the Invitation to Tender document via the Council’s Delta e-Sourcing portal. Only those Tender submissions returned by the closing date and time will be deemed valid. Late submissions will not be accepted.

During the procurement process, it is compulsory for Bidders to utilise the e-tendering system as the main channel of communication and exchange of documents. In declaring an interest in this procurement process, Bidders agree to the use of this system.

The Council is conducting the procurement under the Open Procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (’the Regulations’). For the avoidance of any doubt, the services to be procured fall within Part 2 (Rules Implementing the Public Contracts Directive), Chapter 3 (Particular Procurement Regimes), Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Regulations.       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) Document issued to interested organisations. Minimum level(s) of standards required will also be set out in the ITT.          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes    

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 14/06/2016 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 14/06/2016
         Time: 12:01
         Place:
         Bedford
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bedford:-Social-work-and-related-services./49WU24FU59

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49WU24FU59
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Bedford Borough Council
       Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1234228420
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Bedford Borough Council
          Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1234228420
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    In accordance with regulation 76 (Principles of awarding contracts) and regulation 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Bedford Borough Council
       Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1234228420
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 27/04/2016

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