Contract

Operation Management and Staffing for Care Homes

  • City of Edinburgh Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-007476

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b2eb

Published 15 March 2023, 9:09am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Contact

Anna Penman

Email

anna.penman@edinburgh.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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

Operation Management and Staffing for Care Homes

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing. Currently the council has two 60 bed care homes which are strategically delivered through the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) delivering a range of dependency levels to older people. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care.

EHSCP will assess and refer all potential residents to the service. The Provider will be expected to accept all residents assessed as suitable for the care home unless there are significant concerns around safety of existing residents.

The opportunity includes the leasing and maintenance of the building(s) and this lease is held with the Council.

It is anticipated the annual value of both contracts will be in the region of 4,700,000 GBP. Values are subject to change.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

North Edinburgh - Castlegreen

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.

Castlegreen is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These currently include nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care.

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

This the covered under the light touch regime of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

South Edinburgh - North Merchiston

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.

North Merchiston is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care.

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

This service is covered under the light touch regime, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Procedure involving negotiation

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 022-190475

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

North Edinburgh - Castlegreen

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

South Edinburgh - North Merchiston

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Note an Interest in this opportunity if you are interested in being considered for this requirement. The council will be in touch with further information. The time limit to note interest in this opportunity is the 27th June 2022 at 12 noon.

Any contracts may be awarded without further publication.

Any Contract awarded will be subject to the Councils Terms and Conditions Long Form which will be tailored to the contract. These terms and conditions are available on the Council website at: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29803/long-form-goods-and-services

(SC Ref:725956)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Court of Session

Parliament House, Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.