Procurement Lincolnshire: Carers Support Service

UK-Lincoln: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   Title: UK-Lincoln: Health and social work services.
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Lincolnshire County Council
      County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, Lincoln, LN1 1YT, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1522553695, Email: karley.beck@lincolnshire.gov.uk, URL: http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/procurement
      Contact: Karley Allam

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No


Section II.B: Object Of The Contract (Supplies Or Services)
   II.Services.1
      II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Carers Support Service
      II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
         Service category No: 25         Region Codes: UKF30 - Lincolnshire

      II.3)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
         Health and social work services. Social work and related services. Social work services. In April 2015 Lincolnshire County Council embarked on a procurement exercise to commission a Carers Support Service. This procurement was discontinued and no award was made to any provider.

In view of this, Lincolnshire County Council (the Council) will shortly be undertaking a new procurement exercise for its Carers Support Service which will be delivered to Carers across Lincolnshire.

The Council wishes to commission a comprehensive Carers Support Service offering:

•Universal and targeted provision for all Adult Carers over the age of 18
•Carer Engagement provision for both Adult Carer and Young Carers

The principles of this service will be:-

•Putting the needs of Carers on an equal footing to those of whom who they care for
•Promoting the wellbeing of Carers
•Preventing, reducing or delaying the need for support
•Provision of high quality information and advice
•The right of all Carers to have their needs assessed, supported and reviewed in a way that is proportionate to their level of need            
         If known, estimated cost excluding VAT: 6,500,000
         Currency: GBP
                Lots (for information about lots, use Annex B as many times as there are lots):
         This contract is divided into lots: No          

      II.4)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85000000 - Health and social work services.
         85300000 - Social work and related services.
         85310000 - Social work services.
      II.5)Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 01/06/2016
      II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No         

      II.7)Additional Information:
         The main purpose of this PIN is to enable the Council to initiate a pre-tender engagement process with interested organisations. The Council is keen to undertake pre-tender market engagement and it is hoped that any feedback gained from Providers throughout this process will provide a better understanding of the market's preferred approach to a number of important issues impacting on the commercial model. These include the contract duration, market interest, performance management pricing structure and contract mobilisation.

To this end; the Council will be undertaking engagement activities which include the following:

1) Hosting a Pre-Tender Supplier Engagement Event on Wednesday 7th October 2015. It is intended this session will commence at 09:00 and finish at approximately 12:30. At this Event, Commissioners will present the vision for and the current position with the service, there will be an opportunity for networking, and for discussing the issues requiring feedback as stated above. Also at this event there will be a presentation from the Commercial Team which will outline the procurement process and cover some Top Tips on bidding for work with the Local Authority. If providers are interested in attending could they please register their interest by emailing: tracey.manders@lincolnshire.gov.uk

2) Hosting a Supplier Engagement Event following publication of the Contract Notice (date to be confirmed). At this Event Commissioners will be able to talk to Providers about the tender documentation that will have been made available for downloading. Full details about this event will be shared with interested suppliers

   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
   III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
   III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided      
Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1)Information about European Union funds: Not Provided   
   VI.2)Additional Information:
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   VI.3)Information On General Regulatory Framework
      Relevant governmental Internet sites where information can be found:
      Not Provided

   VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/08/2015