Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Contact
Clare Kinvig-Jenkinson
clare.kinvig-jenkinson@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/homepage.aspx
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
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
IA2493 Communicator Guide Service Flexible Framework
Reference number
DN1340
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Service Specification is for the provision of a Communicator Guide Service (the Service) to be delivered across Staffordshire, excluding Stoke on Trent.
The Service will provide Communication Guides to individuals who have been assessed by the Referrer as having an assessed eligible need and has been referred into the Service. The Service Provider(s) are required to:
i. manage assessment outcomes and maximise Service User independence.
ii. provide a suitable form of communication for the Service User.
iii. ensure that support promotes Service User independence.
iv. ensure the Service User is aware of their options and ways they can access their community and any additional support available from groups and companies, in their community.
v. understand and promote opportunities to the Service User within the local marketplace.
Communicator Guides will offer support to Eligible Adults (aged 18 and above) with Sensory Needs who may have been born with sight loss or have been Deaf since birth or early childhood and subsequently acquired a Dual Sensory Loss or have acquired a Dual Sensory Loss later in life. The incidence of Dual Sensory Loss is greatest in older people who have acquired both sight loss and hearing Loss (1 in 20 of Deafblind people with Dual Sensory Loss are aged 70 and older).
Communicator Guides will also support Deaf people where they have complex needs around access to information, communication, language and accessing the wider community.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
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
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Service Specification is for the provision of a Communicator Guide Service (the Service) to be delivered across Staffordshire, excluding Stoke on Trent.
The Service will provide Communication Guides to individuals who have been assessed by the Referrer as having an assessed eligible need and has been referred into the Service. The Service Provider(s) are required to:
i. manage assessment outcomes and maximise Service User independence.
ii. provide a suitable form of communication for the Service User.
iii. ensure that support promotes Service User independence.
iv. ensure the Service User is aware of their options and ways they can access their community and any additional support available from groups and companies, in their community.
v. understand and promote opportunities to the Service User within the local marketplace.
Communicator Guides will offer support to Eligible Adults (aged 18 and above) with Sensory Needs who may have been born with sight loss or have been Deaf since birth or early childhood and subsequently acquired a Dual Sensory Loss or have acquired a Dual Sensory Loss later in life. The incidence of Dual Sensory Loss is greatest in older people who have acquired both sight loss and hearing Loss (1 in 20 of Deafblind people with Dual Sensory Loss are aged 70 and older).
Communicator Guides will also support Deaf people where they have complex needs around access to information, communication, language and accessing the wider community.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025172
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
16 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Country
United Kingdom