Opportunity

Home Support Services

  • Slough Borough Council

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-008874

Published 1 April 2022, 3:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Slough Borough Council

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road

Slough

SL1 2EL

Contact

Archie Seth

Email

archie.seth@slough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.slough.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/buyer-profiles/slough-borough-council

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/buyer-profiles/slough-borough-council

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/buyer-profiles/slough-borough-council

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

Home Support Services

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

Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.)Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision has just been launched today via the DPS route which will close on the 3rd of May 2022 at 12 noon. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 11th April 2022.Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 5pm on Monday 11th April 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity that has been launched today via the DPS with a view to competing in this further competitions via this route to source .

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £18,500,000

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

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Slough Borough Council (SBC) is seeking providers Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) who can offer a range of support options to meet individual needs to register on its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This will include provision of CQC Domiciliary Care regulated activities for the care and support of individuals in their own home, or on short breaks away from home and support for daytime activities based inside or outside the home. A specification is attached for further information.In order to be invited for future mini competitions for Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) you must register for one or more Service Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 when completing your Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision has just been launched today via the DPS route which will close on the 3rd of May 2022 at 12 noon. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 11th April 2022.Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 5pm on Monday 11th April 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity that has been launched today via the DPS with a view to competing in this further competitions via this route to source . Once your SQ has been evaluated, you will be informed of the outcome. If you have been successful to be qualified onto Stage 1 , you will automatically receive an invite to participate within the Stage 2 Mini Competition that is currently live . The last possible date for participants to be able to submit a request to participate on DPS for this particular tender and be able to submit a tender will be 18th April (but this leaves no time for participants to develop their tender).The SQ can be found and submitted via the SE Shared Services Portal and registration details are attached. You will need to first download the SQ from the portal , complete it and then upload the completed SQ back onto the portal where indicated.(see document attached giving details of where and how you can download the blank SQ).If you have any queries or would like any support registering on to the DPS please contact ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk . It is important that you register in good time as the processing of your application can take up to 10 working days.If a Tenderer proposes to enter into a Contract with the Authority, it must rely on its own enquiries and on the terms and conditions set out in the Contract(s) (as and when finally executed), subject to the limitations and restrictions specified in it.Neither the issue of this Prior Information Notice , nor any of the information presented in it, should be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the Authority (or any other person) to enter into a contractual arrangement.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £18,500,000

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

Once your SQ has been evaluated, you will be informed of the outcome. If you have been successful to be qualified onto Stage 1 , you will be informed of the outcome and automatically receive an invite to participate within the Stage 2 Mini Competition that is currently live . The last possible date for participants to be able to submit a request to participate on DPS for this particular tender and be able to submit a tender will be 18th April (but this leaves no time for participants to develop their tender).The SQ can be found and submitted via the SE Shared Services Portal and registration details are attached. You will need to first download the SQ from the portal , complete it and then upload the completed SQ back onto the portal where indicated.(see document attached giving details of where and how you can download the blank SQ).

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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 expressions of interest

Date

3 May 2022

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

30 June 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Slough Borough Council

Slough

Country

United Kingdom