Future opportunity

Community Equipment Service (CES)

  • Surrey County Council

F01: Prior information notice (reducing time limits for receipt of tenders)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-012162

Published 1 June 2021, 12:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Surrey County Council

Woodhatch Place 11 Cockshot Hill

Reigate

RH2 8EF

Contact

Winnie Turay

Email

Winnie.Turay@surreycc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.surreycc.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices.aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices.aspx/Home

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

Community Equipment Service (CES)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Surrey County Council are looking to re-procure their Community Equipment Services (CES).The core activities of the CES provider is to procure, deliver, install, maintain, collect and recycle equipment for service users on behalf of social care or NHS professional prescribers. The Commissioners view this as a strategically important service that supports numerous key initiatives relating to improved community-based care for people in Surrey, and as such linked to common outcomes for both the health and social care sectors.They are, therefore, seeking an experienced, competent and innovative provider who will work with them as a strategic business partner in a collaborative spirit of openness and trust and who will pro-actively support them in developing service initiatives that will deliver quality and value for the people of Surrey. This is a statutory service requirement and Surrey County Council will be leading the commissioning and procurement on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s).The new contract is anticipated to start no earlier than 1 April 2022 and will be in place for seven years with the option to extend for up to a further two 1-year periods.

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
  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The core activities of the CES provider is to procure, deliver, install, maintain, collect and recycle equipment for service users on behalf of social care or NHS professional prescribers. They are, therefore, seeking an experienced, competent and innovative provider who will work with them as a strategic business partner in a collaborative spirit of openness and trust and who will pro-actively support them in developing service initiatives that will deliver quality and value for the people of Surrey. The service provider will provide evidence of quality assured policies and procedures that will be applied to this service.In general, this will be achieved by the service provider being able to effectively source, store, deliver, fit, demonstrate, maintain, collect, clean, refurbish and offer technical advice on equipment, as well as to install and where necessary, construct, adaptations.

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: £70,200,000

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

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2029

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Up to two 1 year extension periods are available (12 months + 12 months)

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.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

5 July 2021


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Will be detailed within the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Will be detailed within the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures

31 August 2021


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court Justice of England

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court Justice of England

London

Country

United Kingdom

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

Surrey County Council

Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill

Reigate

RH2 8EF

Country

United Kingdom