Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Contact
Mrs Leanne Stewart
leanne.stewart@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1670622360
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC21 - Northumberland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
NCC915 FPS Home and Community Care for Children with Disabilities
Reference number
DN664365
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northumberland County Council is seeking to create a Flexible Purchasing Solution (FPS) to access support for disabled children and young people within their homes and community against an agreed Care Plan. This will be in line with assessed levels of need and may form part of a continuum of care. Whilst this Service will contribute to Northumberland’s Short Break offer it is important to note that the provision of other forms of short break respite, including funding to access or support-based activity schemes, will sit outside the scope of this tender.
This procurement process will be undertaken under the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Open Procedure.
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
- UKC21 - Northumberland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Within the context of the Council’s duty to provide short break services, the focus of this tender is on the provision of home and community care, delivered against an agreed Care Plan. The service will support children and young people to live in the family home by:
● Building capacity within the home environment and support families to develop strategies and skills to assist with the management of the child’s needs and/or condition(s);
● Enable children and young people to access social and leisure opportunities, assisting them to integrate into local universal and specialist community resources;
● Enable family carers to take a break from their caring role. The family carers may choose to remain in the home or to take a break outside of the home.
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
Duration in months
120
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: 2022/S 000-019535
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 May 2023
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
19 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom