Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
Contact
Ms Rachel Candy
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=140071ba-6d8b-ed11-811c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=140071ba-6d8b-ed11-811c-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CS1661 Children's Homecare Flexible Framework
Reference number
DN649759
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Children’s Homecare Flexible Framework provides home and community-based care and support to individuals and their carers. This service must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The framework aims to
• Support children and young people to access and participate in activities in the community and provide respite for family and carers.
• Support children with activities in the home and provide respite for family and carers.
• Provide children with personal care support including moving and handling responsibilities.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Children’s Homecare Flexible Framework provides home and community-based care and support to individuals and their carers. This service must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The framework aims to
• Support children and young people to access and participate in activities in the community and provide respite for family and carers.
• Support children with activities in the home and provide respite for family and carers.
• Provide children with personal care support including moving and handling responsibilities.
This support will help children and young people to increase their confidence and independence with a combination of emotional, health and social care support. Children, young people, and their family/carers will have access to high quality care services that are centred on them and treat them with dignity and respect. It will keep them safe, offer real choice and control, promote independence and social inclusion, and be supported by highly skilled and dedicated staff.
The service will operate over 7 days a week for children and young people up until the age of 18.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-032739
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
3 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
3 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC1A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will enter into this contract following a 10-calendar day standstill period starting on the day after the notification of the result.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) as amended, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the regulations to bring proceedings in the High Court.
Any such proceedings must be brought within the limitation period specified by the regulations according to the remedy sought.