Essex County Council: 0528 Supporting Unpaid Carers

  Essex County Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: 0528 Supporting Unpaid Carers
Notice type: Social and Other Specific Services - Public Contracts
Authority: Essex County Council
Nature of contract: Not applicable
Procedure: Open
Short Description:
Published: 03/08/2017 11:36

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UK-Chelmsford: Health and social work services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Essex County Council
       County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
       Email: simon.evans@essex.gov.uk
       Contact: Simon Evans
       Main Address: www.essex.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   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-Chelmsford:-Health-and-social-work-services./5485J882XA
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent:          
         to the abovementioned address

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: 0528 Supporting Unpaid Carers          
         Reference number: 0528          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      85000000 - Health and social work services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Procurement of a Carers Support Service in Essex, offering flexibility and innovation to meet the expected increase in demand. The new service will deliver the following:
•A single point of contact to ensure that carers have equal access to information, advice, and support across the county.
•Help for carers to build on their own networks of support and promote the development of peer support groups and networks.
•Promote the needs of carers across organisations, communities and employers and supporting the development of carer friendly communities.
•Support for carers to plan for the future, and to develop contingency plans.
•Support carers to navigate the health, social care and welfare benefits systems.
•A programme to identify carers early, particularly in GP and hospital settings.
•Provision of expert advice and support on the range of respite and short break services          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,500,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      85000000 - Health and social work services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH3 - Essex
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services. Which will be undertaken as a single stage procurement for to find a provider to deliver to deliver the Support to Unpaid Carers, this can be a single provider or consortium of provider.

The financial envelop for this service is set, therefore the evaluation will be 100% technical questions response.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,500,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 60    
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The Commissioners reserves the right to amend timescales and evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes and also reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Commissioners will not be responsible for any costs incurred by Providers in relation to this procurement exercise.    
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         The selection criteria is based on technical questions only.            

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          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         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 - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: 2017/S 50 - 91918    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 06/10/2017 Local Time - 12:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                       
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Health-and-social-work-services./5485J882XA

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5485J882XA
GO-201783-PRO-10758389 TKR-201783-PRO-10758388              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2079476000       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 03/08/2017






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UK-Chelmsford: Health and social work services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: No
   This notice is for Contract award notice: Yes
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Essex County Council
       County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
       Email: simon.evans@essex.gov.uk
       Contact: Simon Evans
       Main Address: www.essex.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3
      Specifications and additional documents: ANNEX A.II
      
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

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: 0528 Supporting Unpaid Carers          
         Reference number: 0528          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      85000000 - Health and social work services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Procurement of a Carers Support Service in Essex, offering flexibility and innovation to meet the expected increase in demand. The new service will deliver the following:
•A single point of contact to ensure that carers have equal access to information, advice, and support across the county.
•Help for carers to build on their own networks of support and promote the development of peer support groups and networks.
•Promote the needs of carers across organisations, communities and employers and supporting the development of carer friendly communities.
•Support for carers to plan for the future, and to develop contingency plans.
•Support carers to navigate the health, social care and welfare benefits systems.
•A programme to identify carers early, particularly in GP and hospital settings.
•Provision of expert advice and support on the range of respite and short break services          
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No           
   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)       
      Value : 4,500,000 Currency : GBP    

   II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      85000000 - Health and social work services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH3 - Essex
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services. Which will be undertaken as a single stage procurement for to find a provider to deliver to deliver the Support to Unpaid Carers, this can be a single provider or consortium of provider.

The financial envelop for this service is set, therefore the evaluation will be 100% technical questions response.
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The Commissioners reserves the right to amend timescales and evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes and also reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Commissioners will not be responsible for any costs incurred by Providers in relation to this procurement exercise.    
   
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO           
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: 2017/S 50 - 91918    
   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
         The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice - No

Section V: Award of Contract
   
Award of Contract : 1
   Contract No: 0528       
   Title:
   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract:
   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 03/01/2018    
   V.2.2) Information about tenders
      Number of tenders received: 2       
      Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
      Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided       
      Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided       
      Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2       
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators No
   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor       
      Name and address of the contractor No. 1
       carers FIRST
       Michael Gill Building, Tolgate Lane, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4TG, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UKH3
      The contractor is an SME : Yes       
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)   
      Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 4,500,000 - Currency: GBP       
      Total value of the contract/lot: 4,500,000 - Currency: GBP       
   V.2.5) Information about subcontracting       
      Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=299150960
GO-2018124-PRO-11783166 TKR-2018124-PRO-11783165              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2079476000       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided    

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/01/2018






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