Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Contact
Ms Tara Mackey
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
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
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Support for Adults and Young Carers
Reference number
DN728826
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of services to support adults and young carers in Swindon.
Swindon Borough Council is putting in place two separate contracts to provide a Carers Support Service. Providers have the opportunity to bid for both contracts. It may be that one provider is successful in winning both contracts. Bids for each Lot should be submitted separately. There will be a separate evaluation panel for each Lot.
Lot 1 – Support service for Adult Carers
The estimated contract spend for this Lot is £1,350,000 for the initial term.
Lot 2 – Support service for Young Carers
The estimated contract spend for this Lot is £503,100 for the initial term.
The initial contract term will run for 3 years, with option to extend 2 years + 2 years, with a contract start date of 1st January 2025. The contract term is for a potential total contract term of 7 years as stated in the Invitation to Tender documents.
The estimated contract spend for Lot 1 is £3,152,100 including all potential extensions.
The estimated contract spend for Lot 2 is £1,173,900 including all potential extensions.
Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents.
To participate, suppliers will need to ‘Register as a Supplier’ with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then register an interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 24th July 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 2nd August 2024, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals.
However, “Supplying the South West Portal”, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN728826
You can paste this into your web browser - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full, including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
In the procurement documents
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Support Service for Adult Carers
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK14 - Swindon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In the procurement documents
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: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract term will run for 3 years, with option to extend 2 years + 2 years.
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Support Service for Young Carers
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK14 - Swindon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In the procurement documents
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: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract term will run for 3 years, with option to extend 2 years + 2 years.
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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
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
2 August 2024
Local time
2:00pm
Changed to:
Date
9 August 2024
Local time
2:00pm
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
2 August 2024
Local time
2:00pm
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
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon
Country
United Kingdom