Procurement Lincolnshire: Carers Support Service

UK-Lincoln: Health services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Lincolnshire County Council
      County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, Lincoln, LN1 1YT, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1522553649, Email: karley.beck@lincolnshire.gov.uk, URL: http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/procurement
      Contact: Karley Beck

      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: Carers Support Service
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKF3 - Lincolnshire         
      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:
      Health services. Miscellaneous health services. Community health services. The Council wishes to commission a comprehensive Carers Support Service offering:

•Prevention Provision, including Information and Advice, Carer Learning and Peer Support, for Adult Carers over the age of 18 and Young Carers who are transitioning from Young Carers Support Services as they approach the age of 18 (or when this is deemed to be of significant benefit to the Young Carer, which may be earlier).

•Face to face Assessment, Support Planning and Review Provision for Adult Carers over the age of 18.

•Strategic Engagement, Planning and Influencing Provision, representing the views and analysing the Needs and Outcomes of Adult Carers over the age of 18 and Young Carers under the age of 18, and proactively influencing and supporting a wide range of agencies to recognise and meet the Needs of Adult and Young Carers. This work shall promote a preventative approach, empowering other agencies to proactively identify and support Carers early in their Caring Journey, through their strategies, commissioning decisions and operational practices. The scale and targeting of this work shall reflect gaps and address issues identified through Engagement with Carers, analysis of needs and outcome trends from assessments and support plans. Provide information, analysis and recommendations to assist the Council with strategic planning, service review and the development of associated delivery plans.

Interested organisations will be able to access the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documentation by following the instructions contained in this contract notice. This documentation will set out the details of the procurement process to be undertaken, the timescales to be followed, the specification and contract conditions for the services, and the way in which the new contract will be structured.

The contract which results from this procurement will be awarded at the end of February 2016 with a three month transition period to coincide with the end of the existing arrangements at the end of May 2016. The new provider will be expected to be able to deliver services and meet demand with effect from 1st June 2016. The contract will run for an initial duration of 36 months, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up a maximum of 24 months. The contract value for this opportunity is approximately £1m per annum.

The procurement will be carried out in line with Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and this contract notice serves as the required call for competition in line with regulation 75.

A bidders event will be held in Lincoln on 19th November 2015. Interested organisations wishing to attend should confirm by email to tracey.manders@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
         85140000 - Miscellaneous health services.
         
         85323000 - Community health 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: No
      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:
      Not Provided      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                  
      If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
         Duration in months: 60
         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
      Not Provided      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         Not Provided
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         Not Provided      
      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: Not Provided      
      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: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      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: PL15.024      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes
         Prior information notice
            Notice number in OJEU: 2015/S 164 - 300278 of 26/08/2015
               
         Other previous publications: No                

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

      Date: 08/01/2016
      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: 15/01/2016
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 15/01/2016
         Time: 12:01


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Yes
      Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Earliest likely publication date May 2018, latest date May 2020
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   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-Lincoln:-Health-services./BS38U5J2Q2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/BS38U5J2Q2
GO-2015115-PRO-7285498 TKR-2015115-PRO-7285497
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Procurement Lincolnshire
      c/o Lincolnshire County Council, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1BA, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1522553649

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/11/2015

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