Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
Sheerness House, 41 Meadow Road
Kettering
NN16 8TL
Contact
North Northamptonshire Procurement Team
procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk
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
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
North Northamptonshire Council Residential and Nursing Care Homes (DPS)
Reference number
NNC00000145
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North Northamptonshire Council wishes to invite tenders for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care.
The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes.
The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards.
For Providers who are currently in a contract or out of contract with NNC and agree to be appointed to the DPS, NNC will review and uplift their weekly care package cost in line with the new contracted expected to pay rate set out in the DPS. On appointment to the DPS, any existing agreements or arrangements covering the same scope as the DPS, will be extinguished and superseded by the DPS.
The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 12 months, making 60 months in total.
The light touch regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this DPS, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £117,840,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Northamptonshire Council wishes to invite tenders for the provision of residential and/or nursing care for people aged predominantly 65 years and over. Individuals placed by the Council will be ordinarily resident within the North Northamptonshire and meet the admission criteria for people requiring residential, nursing or respite care.
The Service will be required to provide regulated accommodation, care, support and meaningful activity to those people for whom it is not appropriate, either in the short or longer term, to live in their own homes.
The Service will be delivered in a way that ensure Individuals are at the heart of service delivery by maximising their ability and opportunity to live as independently as possible through the provision of good quality care and compliance with regulatory care standards.
For Providers who are currently in a contract or out of contract with NNC and agree to be appointed to the DPS, NNC will review and uplift their weekly care package cost in line with the new contracted expected to pay rate set out in the DPS. On appointment to the DPS, any existing agreements or arrangements covering the same scope as the DPS, will be extinguished and superseded by the DPS.
The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 12 months, making 60 months in total.
The light touch regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this DPS, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start date
1 September 2022
End date
31 August 2027
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
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
4 years plus 1 year extension
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 August 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English