Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council, County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
Contact
Ms Luana O'Neill
Luana.O'Neill@wiltshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Southgate House
Devizes
SN15 5EQ
Contact
Luana O'Neill
Luana.O'Neill@wiltshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves 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
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
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
AC1260 Home From Hospital Service
Reference number
DN592518
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Home from Hospital service provides short-term home-based support to individuals being discharged home following a stay in hospital. This is a ‘non personal care’ service and does not require CQC registration and therefore the provision of this service is an opportunity for the care and voluntary and community sectors alike.
It aims to support customers to regain their confidence and independence with a combination of both practical (hands on), emotional and social support, following the principle of a planned and phased reduction in support. In providing such support to the customer, Wiltshire’s care services are also supported by releasing care capacity to be used for personal care, with the ‘Home from Hospital’ service supporting the non-care elements.
Alongside this, the service also offers transport home from hospital, if no other alternative is available. The service is also expected to telephone pathway zero patients 48 hours post discharge to ensure that they do not have any outstanding needs. This element requires the signposting of people to appropriate services, both formal and informal. The service operates over 7 days for those aged 18 years and over.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,170,000
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 Home from Hospital service provides short-term home-based support to individuals being discharged home following a stay in hospital. This is a ‘non personal care’ service and does not require CQC registration and therefore the provision of this service is an opportunity for the care and voluntary and community sectors alike.
It aims to support customers to regain their confidence and independence with a combination of both practical (hands on), emotional and social support, following the principle of a planned and phased reduction in support. In providing such support to the customer, Wiltshire’s care services are also supported by releasing care capacity to be used for personal care, with the ‘Home from Hospital’ service supporting the non-care elements.
Alongside this, the service also offers transport home from hospital, if no other alternative is available. The service is also expected to telephone pathway zero patients 48 hours post discharge to ensure that they do not have any outstanding needs. This element requires the signposting of people to appropriate services, both formal and informal. The service operates over 7 days for those aged 18 years and over.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2022
End date
30 June 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The awarded contract can be extended by a period of up to two years from it's initial expiry date of the 30/06/2025.
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.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
25 February 2022
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
25 February 2022
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wiltshire Council Legal Team
County Hall, Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
FTS procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such information should be requested from Wiltshire Council. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.