Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City & County of Swansea
Civic Centre
Swansea
SA1 3SN
Christopher.Francis@swansea.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1792637242
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Framework agreement for domiciliary care services for adults with one or more of the following needs: mental health; learning disability; physical disability; neurodevelopmental conditions and acquired brain injury.
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Swansea Council is intending to establish a Framework Agreement for modern domiciliary care providers with the necessary skills and expertise to deliver excellent outcomes.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea Council is intending to establish a Framework Agreement for modern domiciliary care providers with the necessary skills and expertise to deliver excellent outcomes
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform organisations of its intentions to commission domiciliary care services for adults with one or more of the following needs:
- Mental health;
- Learning disability;
- Physical disability;
- Neurodevelopmental conditions and
- Acquired brain injury.
Providers on the Framework will need to share the Council’s view that:
- people prefer to be less, rather than more, dependent;
- services should have an emphasis on supporting people to achieve personal outcomes;
- services should be delivered in a manner which is planned and pro-active, and ensure progression / recovery is not forgotten or displaced;
- recognises that people must be central to how they receive services and they are more likely to progress when it is something that they have chosen to do and something that matters to them; and
- an acceptance of risk associated with supporting people to progress their skills.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 April 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Interested organisations are invited to initially submit an expression of interest to Swansea Council: Christopher.Francis@swansea.gov.uk no later than 4pm on the 31st January 2023 with the following information:
1) Name of your organisation and brief description of its background and experience
2) Would you be interested in tendering for the service described above? If yes, please explain full detail of what you are able to provide.
3) Do you have the current capacity to deliver the required objectives and availability of resources?
4) other comments or suggestions
Interested organisations may also want to note that the Council is going to be developing a framework agreement for supported living services for adults with mental health needs. A separate Prior Information Notice has been developed in respect of domiciliary care.
This exercise will not be used for the purposes of short-listing at a later stage and non-participation will not restrict access to any tender opportunity that might follow from this exercise.
Swansea Council reserves the final right to follow what it considers to be the most appropriate approach to market and will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this exercise. Having considered all representations Swansea Council reserves the right to package the requirements in such a way as to offer the most cost effective, sustainable solutions.
The estimated date for publication of the contract notices is subject to change depending on the outcome of this PIN notice and market testing exercise. Please note the purpose of this notice is to notify the market on the upcoming Framework Agreement which will be tendered in the coming months.
(WA Ref:127934)