Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Road
IPSWICH
IP1 2BX
katrina.browning@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1473264490
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
High Needs Residential Children’s Home For Children aged 7-11
Reference number
CD1317
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a High Needs Residential Children’s Home For Children aged 7-11 . Two block purchase beds for high needs children aged 7-11 in a mixed gender, maximum five bed residential children’s home. This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk. Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation. Please note that the potential value of up to £8,000,000 as the potential value includes the cost of the block purchase beds for the full contract period including the extension and the additional beds in the home during the same period if we used them.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
High Needs Residential Children’s Home For Children aged 7-11 - Two block purchase beds for high needs children aged 7-11 in a mixed gender, maximum five bed residential children’s home
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
84
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Anticipated to be renewed at the end of the contract period.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As stated in the procurement documentation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
As stated in the procurement documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As stated in the procurement documentation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
As stated in the procurement documentation
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As stated in the procurement documentation
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 March 2021
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
12 March 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Anticipated to be recurrent at the end of the contract period
six.3) Additional information
This is a Light Touch Regime procurement, the procurement process is outlined in the ITT documentation. The process used is most similar to the Open tender process. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12 noon on Friday 12th March 2021. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 26th February 2021 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The contract will be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The contract start date is ASAP in 2021 as detailed in the ITT. The contract start dates used in this advert is for admin purposes only to be able to place the advert.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Ipswich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or 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.If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement.