Opportunity

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)

  • Doncaster Council
  • NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-017412

Published 24 June 2022, 6:11pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

26 August 2022, 12:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Doncaster Council

Civic Office, Waterdale

Doncaster

DN1 3BU

Contact

Shaun Ferron

Email

Shaun.Ferron@doncaster.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1302862405

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

National registration number

182338557

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group

Sovereign House/White Rose House, Heavens Walk

Doncaster

DN4 5DJ

Email

shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=49645&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=49645&B=UK

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

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.

The ICELS service will support the following aims

• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes

• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions

• Reducing the number of care home admissions

• Reducing the number of falls

• Facilitating early discharge from hospital

• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling

single hand care

• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing

confidence and peace of mind

• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment

• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity

and quality of life within the individual’s home

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £31,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments
  • 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
  • 33196100 - Devices for the elderly
  • 33196200 - Devices for the disabled
  • 35820000 - Support equipment
  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
  • 85323000 - Community health services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance

Borough of Doncaster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.

The ICELS service will support the following aims

• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes

• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions

• Reducing the number of care home admissions

• Reducing the number of falls

• Facilitating early discharge from hospital

• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling

single hand care

• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing

confidence and peace of mind

• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment

• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity

and quality of life within the individual’s home

In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.

The Service shall operate based on credit back model for the purchase of Community Equipment (CE) stock. The Provider shall own the CE stock; the Commissioners shall purchase CE from the Provider when required. During the period in which the CE is loaned to Service Users, ownership of the CE will pass from the Provider to the Commissioners. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance for CE will remain with the Provider.

The Provider shall, upon collection of the CE from the Service User, credit back the agreed equipment value to the Commissioners once it has been collected, decontaminated and is ready for re-issue.

All Special CE will be owned by the Commissioners from date of purchase. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance of Special CE will remain with the Provider. The CE stock will comprise of all CE including component parts, spares and consumables.

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: £31,500,000

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

Duration in months

60

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: Yes

Description of options

The Contract may be extended for a further 2 x 12 month periods at the sole discretion of the Council

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

Originally published as:

Date

22 August 2022

Local time

12:00pm

Changed to:

Date

26 August 2022

Local time

12:00pm

See the change notice.

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

22 August 2022

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Electronically

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Authorised persons the council only


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

As part of tender process the successful provider will be required to enter into contract with the Social Value Portal for the monitoring of there social value offer. More details can be found in the procurement documents.

Due to the nature of the contract the contract values are based on a estimated activity levels over the full life of the contract including extensions.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Doncaster Council

Civic Office

Doncaster

DN13BU

Email

strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

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

Doncaster Council

Civic Office

Doncaster

DN13BU

Email

strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom