Swindon Borough Council has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
Notice Summary |
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Title: | Carer Support Service |
Notice type: | Social and Other Specific Services - Public Contracts |
Authority: | Swindon Borough Council |
Nature of contract: | Not applicable |
Procedure: | Open |
Short Description: | |
Published: | 08/09/2017 09:26 |
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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:
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler West 3rd Floor, Beckhampton Street, Swindon, SN1 1JG, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1793465815, Email: cesmith@swindon.gov.uk
Contact: Claire Smith
Main Address: www.swindon.gov.uk
NUTS Code: UKK14
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:
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
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: Carer Support Service
Reference number: PG00068
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
75200000 - Provision of services to the community.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE
II.1.4) Short description:
In order to enable more people to live in their own homes and delay the escalation of care needs that present demand on adult social care, Swindon Borough Council is looking to re commission Carers Support in Swindon.
The purpose of this contract is to support Carers to enable them to continue to provide unpaid care to family, friends, and neighbours. This will allow people to remain within their own homes and continue to live independently.
The tender will be offered as One Lot. By providing a service for Carers aged 5 to end of caring role there is a reduced risk of Carers being unsupported at key transition stages. These are usually seen at key times when carers are transitioning across services:
•Young carers
•Young adult carers
•Parent carers
•Adult carers
All tender documents are available in the attachments section on the tender advert on the South West Portal available at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Reference: DN297632
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 3,894,890 - 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):
75200000 - Provision of services to the community.
85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly.
85100000 - Health services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKK14 - Swindon
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) face considerable challenges in continuing to improve the lives of people locally with an ageing population and limited financial resources. SBC and CCG’s approach is to prioritise preventative work which concentrates on promoting independence and choice for individuals and to use the skills and capacity of the wider community and voluntary sectors to support people. Preventative services are prioritised around supporting vulnerable people, reducing inequalities and promoting health, wellbeing and independence.
To be eligible for support Carers should be SBC residents or caring for someone who lives in Swindon and will include the following groups:
•Young Carers aged 5 – 18 yrs.
•Young Adult Carers aged 18 – 25
•Parent Carers – caring for a child under 18 years of age
•Adult Carers
•Older Carers aged 65+
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.
II.2.6) Estimate value
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 3,894,890 - currency : GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement
Duration: between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2022
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 contract is for an initial five year term with the option to extend for a further two years (total potential contract term seven years), subject to contract performance, meeting KPIs and budget availability.
The contract will commence on 1st January 2018 and run to 31st December 2022 with the option to extend to 31st December 2024.
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:
Price - 25%
Quality - 75%
How will you deliver flexibility in your services and support to ensure they respond to carers needs in Swindon?3%
How will you ensure information and advice is relevant and accessible to carers.3%
Explain how you will support carers to improve or maintain their health and wellbeing, and build resilience to continue their caring role8%
Young Adult Carers have been identified as a group of carers with very specific needs. What support will you offer to this group? 7%
Explain how you will plan and organise service user feedback to develop and support this service. How will you ensure that carer’s voices are heard more clearly?3%
How will the service represent Swindon Carers in relevant local and national agendas?3%
Explain the key partnerships and organisations your service, will engage with, for example health service providers, to successfully deliver this contract and how a good working relationship with these organisations will enhance the experience of the service users targeted in this specification. How will you monitor and measure this? 8%
Explain how you will use volunteers in the delivery of this service, specifying roles and how you will recruit, maintain, train and support volunteers over the duration of the contract to meet demand? 7%
Explain how your organisation will demonstrate social value to support the Councils Priorities, and how you will monitor and measure this over the duration of the contract.8%
Explain how you will ensure safeguarding is embedded in your service delivery to support the requirements of the Service and how it will be maintained and monitored over the duration of the contract.5%
Explain how you will ensure that all required data is collected, collated and reported promptly to inform the evaluation and demonstrate effective outcomes. If you are suggesting new measures please outline them here.8%
How will you ensure the quality of the services and support you provide, for example through best practice, training and supervision.5%
The diversity impact assessment undertaken prior to the development of this specification (please see Appendix D) details a number of gaps in the engagement of the population which share protected equality characteristics. How will you improve engagement with these groups and how will you know you are successful? What do you anticipate will be the biggest challenges in reaching these groups and how will you overcome those challenges? 7%
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: Not Provided
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date - 18/10/2017 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
VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=277174740
GO-201798-PRO-10980229 TKR-201798-PRO-10980228
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Swindon Borough Council
Euclid Street, Swindon, SN2 2JH, United Kingdom
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon, United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Swindon Borough Council
Euclid Street, Swindon, SN2 2JH, United Kingdom
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 08/09/2017