Shropshire Council: DMC 114 - Recovery Orientated Substance Misuse Services

UK-Shrewsbury: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Shropshire Council
      Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1743252993, Fax. +44 1743253910, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
      Contact: Procurement, Attn: Nigel Denton

      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: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: DMC 114 - Recovery Orientated Substance Misuse Services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKG22 - Shropshire CC         
      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 and social work services. Health and social work services. This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Article 74 Health and Social Related Services. Shropshire Council is seeking a service provider to provide a recovery orientated substance misuse service to serve the administrative County of Shropshire.
Shropshire Council, as part of its transformation programme, is moving away from direct service delivery to become a commissioning body. This has provided the opportunity to review the current system of drug and alcohol services provided by the Council in-house and the remaining elements by three external providers. Shropshire Council is seeking a new provider of specialist community drug and alcohol treatment service for adults and young people this will include all aspects of community provision to support recovery and will exclude the provision of residential rehabilitation, inpatient detoxification and community pharmacy services. The new service will need to be responsive to changing needs, including Novel Psychoactive Substances, prescribed and over the counter drugs and recovery focused in line with the ambitions of the National Drug Strategy (NDS) of 2010.


Recovery is defined in the NDS as involving freedom from dependence, wellbeing and citizenship and is aligned to Shropshire Councils priorities of:

a)Protecting – Strive to keep people from harm (in a way that does not compromise choice).
b)Growing – Help to manage our environment (in a way that helps Shropshire to thrive).
c)Helping – Helping people to help themselves (in a way that helps them to make the most of the choices available to them).

The new contract will be commissioned to meet the following outcomes:

•Freedom of dependence on drugs and / or alcohol;
•Prevention of drug related deaths and blood borne viruses;
•A reduction in crime and re-offending
•Sustained employment and the ability to access and sustain suitable accommodation;
•Improvement in mental and physical health and wellbeing;
•Improved relationships with family members, partners and friends;
•The capacity to be an effective parent.

It is envisaged the new provider will increase sustainable recovery and help reduce future demand. This will require holistic approach that supports families in need, addresses other factors such as criminal justice, housing and employment issues.

With recovery as its focus the new system will need to deliver a range of clinical, psychosocial and recovery support interventions that have a proven effectiveness in the management and recovery of drug and alcohol issues. Interventions will be tailored to meet client needs and all provision must comply with up to date clinical guidelines, and meet standards as set out by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness).

It is considered that the Employee ‘Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations ‘2006 (‘TUPE’) will apply to this contract. Also compliance with the provisions of The Best Value Authorities Staff Transfers (Pensions) Direction 2007, in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (as administered by Shropshire County Pension Fund) will also be required. Applicants are advised to seek their own legal advice about the practicality of these regulations.

As a public authority, in line with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Council has due regard to economic, social and environmental well-being in Shropshire. Accordingly the council is looking, in relation to the delivery of this contract, for proposals from contractors that could help provide social value benefits within Shropshire where practicable and to maximise the social and economic impact of the proposed contract.

This is a notice for Social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article74 being Public Health Services. Accordingly the Council will follow a process based on the principles of transparency. The Council will treat all economic operators equally and in a non-discriminatory way.

The contract will run for an initial period of three years with an option to extend for further 12 month periods up to a maximum of a further 2 years.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85000000 - Health and social work services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 14,500,000
         Currency: GBP
                        
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 01/02/2016
         Completion: 01/02/2021

   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:
      see tender documentation
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      see tender documentation
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Joint and severable liability
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      see tender documentation      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      see PQQ documentation      
      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:
         see PQQ documentation
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         see PQQ documentation      
      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: Yes       
      If yes, reference to relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
      Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 or EU equivalent      
      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: Yes
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: 5 and maximum number: 8         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         Please see PQQ documentation. It is the Council's intention to select up to 8 bidders to be issued with the invitation to submit a tender, provided there are eight suitably qualified bidders at the pre-qualification stage.   
   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: Not Provided
   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: DMC 114      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 28/04/2015
      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 29/04/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 13/05/2015      
      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: Yes
      Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2021
   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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.Applicants can view more information about this opportunity by visiting (link to be inserted).To respond to this opportunity, please click here (link to be inserted)The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award a contract or to award any option(s) it so wishes. Closing date for the submission of tenders is 12 noon 24 June 2015.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Health-and-social-work-services./X7D8Y73687

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X7D8Y73687
GO-2015325-PRO-6470358 TKR-2015325-PRO-6470357
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Shropshire Council
      Shirehall, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1743252992, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Additional information should be requested from the contact in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S1 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Shropshire Council

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/03/2015

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      Shropshire Council is purchasing on behalf of itself and any wholly owned local authority company or other entity that is deemed to be a contracting authority by virtue of the Council’s involvement.
      Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom