Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Contact
Miss Carolyne Knott
carolyne.knott@derbyshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
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
CS0011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements
Reference number
DN659335
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Derbyshire County Council seeks to commission a small number of residential children’s homes which offer high quality care and excellent outcomes for children in care.
The number of children who live in care is rising nationally, with Derbyshire being no exception, having seen an increase of 25% during the last four years. Rates of children entering care continue to rise year on year, having increased considerably since 2020. Residential care is not the most appropriate option for many children in care, with fostering and connected care being a better option for most. However, where children’s needs are best met by a residential home it is better if that home is local to them and well connected with the Child’s team of professionals and related networks. There are also high numbers of disabled children who require overnight short breaks in a suitably registered and regulated setting, and the existing service offer is not currently meeting the demand.
The service offer shall include the following requirements:
• Six placements across a service: These placements shall be standard residential placements and are intended to be long-term placements (1 year or more).
• A two or three bed residential home: This is a provision which can be used to place one or more children, to support those with additional needs or to use for shorter-term placements.
• A two bedded complex children's home: This is a provision placing one child or two children, to support those with complex needs.
• A three-bed residential home to offer short breaks for children with disabilities These placements aim to offer short break accommodation for children. the average usage per child would be 24 nights per year, and this should therefore be able to offer this service for up to 45 children per year.
In addition to the standard delivery model (all requirements) the Council had included within this tender the option for Tenderers to submit variant bids based on Lots. Please see the tender documentation for details.
This contract is being tendered under the light touch regime, utilising a procedure with a combined PQQ and Initial tender stage with options to negotiate subsequent tenders, However, the Council reserves the right to award the contract(s) based on the initial tenders without proceeding to the negotiation stage.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Any of all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
Standared
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Standard Delivery Model:
• Six placements across a service: These placements shall be standard residential placements and are intended to be long-term placements (1 year or more).
• A two or three bed residential home: This is a provision which can be used to place one or more children, to support those with additional needs or to use for shorter-term placements.
• A two bedded complex children's home: This is a provision placing one child or two children, to support those with complex needs.
• A three-bed residential home to offer short breaks for children with disabilities These placements aim to offer short break accommodation for children. the average usage per child would be 24 nights per year, and this should therefore be able to offer this service for up to 45 children per year.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
84
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
V1(a-c)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Variant Delivery Model 1: Requirements a-c:
• Six placements across a service: These placements shall be standard residential placements and are intended to be long-term placements (1 year or more).
• A two or three bed residential home: This is a provision which can be used to place one or more children, to support those with additional needs or to use for shorter-term placements.
• A two bedded complex children's home: This is a provision placing one child or two children, to support those with complex needs.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
V1 or 2 (d)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Variant Delivery Model 1 or 2: Requirement d
• A three-bed residential home to offer short breaks for children with disabilities These placements aim to offer short break accommodation for children. the average usage per child would be 24 nights per year, and this should therefore be able to offer this service for up to 45 children per year.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
V2(a)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Variant Delivery Model 2: Requirements a:
• Six placements across a service: These placements shall be standard residential placements and are intended to be long-term placements (1 year or more).
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
V2(b)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Variant Delivery Model 1: Requirements b:
• A two or three bed residential home: This is a provision which can be used to place one or more children, to support those with additional needs or to use for shorter-term placements.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
v2(c)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Variant Delivery Model 1: Requirements a-c:
• A two bedded complex children's home: This is a provision placing one child or two children, to support those with complex needs.
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
As set out in the tender documentation
three.1.5) Information about reserved contract
Participation in the procedure is reserved to organisations pursuing a public service mission
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As set out in the tender documentation
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Procedure involving negotiation
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 April 2023
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Derbyshire County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days (or 15 if non electronic or fax methods used) standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to the relevant economic operators. Debriefing by the Council shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) (the Regulations). Such information should be requested from the addressee in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who are of the opinion that they have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought as soon as possible
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Derbyshire County Council
Matlock
Country
United Kingdom