Bip Buyer de-activated users: Provision of care home services (Voluntary notice for a Part B Services contract - see note at VI.3)

UK-Bristol: Social work services with accommodation.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      South Gloucestershire Council
      Council Offices, Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HF, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1454868208, Fax. +44 1454865973, Email: janice.llewellyn@southglos.gov.uk
      Electronic Access URL: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
      Electronic Submission URL: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: 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: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Provision of care home services (Voluntary notice for a Part B Services contract - see note at VI.3)
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Social work services with accommodation. Residential nursing care services. The Council wishes to contract for the provision of care home services within a new care home providing personal and nursing care for older people and a new care home for people with Dementia on sites previously occupied by two of the council’s homes. The freehold sites will be sold to the Council’s chosen partners. It is anticipated that the homes will be completed and ready to provide services in October 2015.

Interested parties can obtain further information and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire from Supplying the South West Procurement portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85311000 - Social work services with accommodation.
         
         85144100 - Residential nursing care services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The successful bidders will commission a new care home with a minimum of 60 beds providing personal and nursing care for older people and a new care home with a minimum of 60 beds for people with Dementia on sites previously occupied by two of the council’s directly managed homes. The freehold sites will be sold to the Council’s chosen partners and organisations are welcome to bid to provide one or both of the care homes.

One home is envisaged as a replacement for the Council’s specialist residential home providing personal care to residents with Dementia. The existing residents and current staff will be transferred in line with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.

The second home which is not intended as a replacement for an existing home and is planned to be a care home providing nursing care and personal care for older people. No transfer of council staff is envisaged.

On completion of full CQC compliance and registration of each home the Council will enter into block contracts for 30 beds in each home.                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 15,000,000 and 40,000,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The council wishes to explore options for a contract to provide services for a term of 10 years with the option of an extension for a further 5 years.       
      If known, Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
                  
         Duration in months: 120 (from the award of the contract)
                            
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: Provision of care home services for people with Dementia

      1)Short Description:      
      Provision of nursing and residential care home beds.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85311000 - Social work services with accommodation.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      Block contract for 30 beds, guaranteed for 5 years               
         Value range between: 12,000,000 and 18,000,000
         Currency: GBP      
                     
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: Provision of care home services for older people

      1)Short Description:      
      Provision of nursing and residentail care home beds

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85311000 - Social work services with accommodation.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      Block contract for 30 beds guaranteed for 5 years               
         Value range between: 7,000,000 and 12,000,000
         Currency: GBP      
                     
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Registered Care Quality Commission providers of care home services. Registered with the Care Quality Commission.      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As specified in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No       
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: No
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 4 and maximum number: 6         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         Organisations may bid for one or both contracts
Estimate that between 4 and 6 Organisations will be invited to tender for each contract   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated below
            Criteria - Weighting
            Price - 30
            Quality - 70

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: JL006      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 16/05/2013
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 22/05/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 05/08/2013      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This is a part B services contract and this notice is published on a voluntary basis. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SME's). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
All clarification questions must be submitted by 16th May via the Supplying the South West Portal
The date given in IV 3.5 for date of dispatch of invitations to tender is a best estimate at the time of OJEU notice submission.
Expressions of interest MUST be by means of a completed Pre Qualification Questionnaire which may be obtained by registering on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=57851003
GO-2013422-PRO-4749993 TKR-2013422-PRO-4749992
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: South Gloucestershire Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for 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).   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            South Gloucestershire Council
      Council Offices, Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HF, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1454865030

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 22/04/2013

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