Tender

Provision of Carers Support Services

  • Newcastle City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015728

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034416

Published 8 June 2022, 10:22am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newcastle City Council

Civic Centre

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

NE18QH

Contact

Nina Dixon

Email

nina.dixon@newcastle.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.newcastle.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

www.nepo.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.nepo.org

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

Provision of Carers Support Services

Reference number

007769

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Newcastle City Council are working in partnership with NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group to review the provision of services and support for carers of all ages across Newcastle.

We know that Coronavirus has had a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of carers and want to build on local, regional and national learning and research to better enable carers in their caring role by

• Identifying and improving access to opportunities, services and support that enhance and improve carers social, emotional and physical health and wellbeing

• Supporting carers and the people they care for to live safely and confidently with Coronavirus

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of services and support for carers of all ages across Newcastle.

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

Duration in months

36

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


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantee, bonds, insurance or any other form of appropriate security. Details to be provided in the Invitation to Tender.

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

20 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

20 July 2022

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Under this procurement, the contractor is required to participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery for the procurement. Contract performance conditions may therefore relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

Electronic ordering will be used and/or electronic invoicing will be accepted and/or electronic payment will be used.

Please go to our website located at www.nepo.org to register and download the documents.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

See Public Contract Regulations 2015 - As above.

Newcastle

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provides aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).