Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B91 3QB
procurementteam@solihull.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG3 - West Midlands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
SOL - Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA
Reference number
SOL - 10859
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Solihull MBC are tendering to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Solihull MBC are tendering to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people. This FCA will be with a range of providers and will be used to purchase both individual placements and also to run mini-competitions to award block contracts.The FCA will be for 5 years with options to extend for up to 24 months plus 24 months. The Council is not committing to any volumes through the FCA.The Council may open the FCA as required throughout the life of the arrangement for new tenderers to have the opportunity to obtain a place on the FCA. The Council may release mini competitions to those providers on the FCA to bid for block contracts as required throughout the life of the arrangement.This current opportunity includes the initial creation of the FCA and also a range of block contract opportunities with differing contract lengths with a total value of approx. £17.5m.Delivery of block contracts will be required to be within Solihull Borough.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 October 2021
End date
30 September 2026
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 August 2021
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
2 August 2021
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
Solihull MBC
Solihull
Country
United Kingdom