Tender

Direct Payment Support Service

  • North Lanarkshire Council

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

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014340

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02bf77

Published 23 June 2021, 4:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Denise McElroy

Email

McElroyD@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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

Direct Payment Support Service

Reference number

NLC-CPT-21-048

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85321000 - Administrative social services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") propose to establish a Framework with a sole Contractor who will undertake a specialist information and advice service, that will provide one to one support for Persons in North Lanarkshire who are considering or are currently utilising Self Directed Support option 1 (direct payment) for the delivery of their care and support.

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MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: The Contractor will be independent and not be involved in the direct delivery of services which supports the employment of staff.

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two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £420,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85321000 - Administrative social services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance

to support Persons within North Lanarkshire area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Framework is to support the Council to fulfill its statutory obligations for SDS option 1 (direct payment) by outsourcing the independent support and advice for adults and children.

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Duration:

Initial period of 24 months, with option to extend by a further 12 months

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Budget:

Annual budget of up to 140000GBP, maximum Framework value is 420000GBP (if full 36 months).

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Further to this overview, Details of Requirements form part of the Invitation to Tender ("ITT") pack. Please refer to the PCS-Tender portal https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19048.

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two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £420,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

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

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within the associated project on the PCS-Tender portal: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19048.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

These are contained within the associated project on the PCS-Tender portal: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19048.

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three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/13

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

The contract award procedure will be conducted in a single stage, and will include evaluation of selection and award criteria. The objective is to identify the most economically advantageous tender.

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Full details are contained within the associated project on the PCS-Tender portal: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - Project code 19048.

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four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

23 July 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Police Scotland identified a number of business areas that have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Framework belongs to one such area and as such the Council reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland.

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Mandatory tender submission requirement: all tenderers are required to complete a schedule within PCS-Tender for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime.

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The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19048. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

(SC Ref:658232)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hamilton Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street

Hamilton

ML3 0BT

Email

hamilton@scotcourts.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/hamilton-sheriff-court

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.