Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Lothian Council
John Muir House
Haddington, East Lothian
EH41 3HA
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1620827827
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.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
Provision of 24 hour care and support for a young person
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Service Provider required to provide 24/7 care and support for a young person with complex and enduring needs
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance
East Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Children's Services within East Lothian Council require a service provider to provide residential care and support in East Lothian for a looked after young person with complex needs. The service provider will be able to provide the service flexibly, in terms of staff ratios required and also the young person's education provision, to meet the outcomes of the young person's care plan in an existing, specially adapted, property. The provision will be capable of supporting one further young person where deemed appropriate and suitable by the Council.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
48
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
Tenderers will require to meet criteria in terms of registration of similar services, insurance, financial standing and quality systems. Further details provided in the procurement documents.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Staff performing the services will require to have the relevant disclosure checks with the PVG scheme
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The award procedure will include the evaluation of quality and price criteria.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
12 April 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
10 May 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Interested providers must register their interest in this notice in order to be invited to submit tenders (please use the ‘record your interest now’ option in this notice).
Please note that it is not anticipated that a further contract notice will be published for this requirement.
It is currently anticipated that the tender documents will be available on PCS-Tenders portal week commencing 12 April 2021.
Organisations that are not already registered with PCS-Tenders can do so at www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Interested parties should ensure their profile and contact details are set up in PCS-Tenders.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=645068.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
As part of the Council's wider duties towards its citizens, the Council wishes to engage with suppliers, providers and contractors to deliver benefits, through work experience opportunities, training opportunities or links with schools.
(SC Ref:645068)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom