Tender

Block Contract for the Provision of an Assessment at Home Service

  • Dundee City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-006481

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a0c2

Published 30 March 2021, 9:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dundee City Council

Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street

Dundee

DD1 1NZ

Contact

Craig Willox

Email

craig.willox@dundeecity.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382433117

Fax

+44 1382433045

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.dundeecity.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220

one.2) Information about 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.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Social Care


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Block Contract for the Provision of an Assessment at Home Service

Reference number

PROC/DHSCP/03/21

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

Dundee City Council is seeking a Service Provider with the appropriate experience to provide an Assessment at Home Service for adults under a Block Contract arrangement on behalf of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership. The intention is to have a Block Contract with the successful Service Provider for 970 hours per week

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £918,507

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
  • 85320000 - Social services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 98133000 - Services furnished by social membership organisations

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance

Dundee City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Service is a short-term assessment model that enables identified individuals to remain at home by means of the provision of a care at home service. The Service Provider will play a leading role in determining whether the supported individual can continue at home or will require their ongoing health and social care support to be provided in an alternative location, typically within hospital or a care home setting. The Service will have a focus on enabling the supported person by helping them to regain their skills and confidence so they can continue to live as independently as possible when well. As part of the dynamic assessment the Service Provider will identify any longer term social care support needs the service user has. The personal outcomes of individuals and the agreed service outcomes will be central to the Service that is provided

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £918,507

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

9 June 2021

End date

31 March 2022

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Annual contract renewal

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Additional service provision can be purchased under the same contractual arrangements at the price specified in the contract

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 detailed in tender documentation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As detailed in the tender documentation

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) 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

7 May 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 3 September 2021

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

7 May 2021

Local time

2:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

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=648364.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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:

See tender documentation

(SC Ref:648364)

Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=648364

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Sheriff Court House, 6 West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9AD

Email

dundee@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382229961

Fax

+44 1382318222

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.scotcourts.gov.uk