Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Town Hall,St Ives Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
Contact
RBWM Procurement
Telephone
+44 1628796285
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Adult Domiciliary(home based) Care Services
Reference number
778
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
RBWM wishes to maintain the best possible care for service users by procuring the domiciliary care packages in the most effective way, delivering the best value from the public funds available.
The Authority wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults.
The duration of DPS is 5 years with the option to extend for further 2 years.
The purpose of this procurement is to seek and appoint providers to the DPS, who have the relevant skills and experience, for the delivery of personal care and support (domiciliary care) to adults in their homes.
This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation. The services required are defined in a greater detail in the Specification which forms part of the PQQ documents.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
homes of residents living in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
2.4 The Service will be procured using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which the Authority wishes to establish. All contracts awarded under DPS are demand led and eligibility to be the Provider to the Authority is dependent on Providers first successfully passing the Stage 1 (the admission to the DPS) of the process. The providers who provide compliant submissions ("applications for admission") in line with the call to competition notice (ref FF8 Domiciliary Services) and meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. This includes, but is not limited to, Providers:
• Holding a Care Quality Commission rating of "Good" or "Outstanding" in the office this Domiciliary Care Service would operate from; and
• Passing appropriate references regarding their financial standing and status; and
• Passing the quality threshold as more particularly described in the pre-contract Tender documentation.
This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation. The details of the services required are included in the Specification which forms part of the PQQ documents
two.2.14) Additional information
This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation.
The services required are for adults and need to be provided 7 days a week as/when required for residents of the RBWM area, whom have been assessed by the Authority as requiring domiciliary support services.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
In order to qualify for admission to DPS , various criteria must be met. All criteria for admission to DPS are stipulated in the PQQ documentation. All contracts (individual Care Packages) awarded under DPS are demand led. Eligibility to be the Provider to the Authority is dependent on Providers first successfully passing the Stage 1 (the admission to the DPS) of the process. The providers who provide compliant submissions ("applications for admission") in line with the call to competition notice (ref 778 Domiciliary Services) and meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. The criteria for admission includes, but is not limited to:
• Holding a Care Quality Commission rating of "Good" or "Outstanding" in the office this Domiciliary Care Service would operate from; and
Accepting terms and conditions
• Passing appropriate references regarding their financial standing and status; and
• Passing the quality threshold for qualitative questions
All criteria are included in the PQQ documentation
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
7 February 2022
Local time
1:00pm
Changed to:
Date
28 February 2027
Local time
1:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English