Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Sandwell Council House
OLDBURY
B693DE
contracts_team@sandwell.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG37 - Sandwell
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
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
Wrap Around Service
Reference number
ASC130
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council invites tenders for the provision of a Wrap Around Service. The Council has committed with its health partners to provide a short-term Wrap Around Service to people who require care in their own home. This commitment is to ensure that people in the community are supported in their own homes to remain independent or to support a person being discharged from hospital who may need support whilst longer term arrangements are being established. The principle of the service is to ensure people's independence is maximised and individuals are not formally entered into the care and support system unnecessarily. The aim of the service is to promote a Home First ethos and support individuals to remain in their own homes by providing Care Workers at short notice, and within an hour of contact, to step in and prevent community crisis, and provide care and support to enable an assessment of an individual's needs, for up to 72 hours. This may include offering day and/or night sits to support a person for up to 72 hours. The Wrap Around Service will enable people with or without assessed needs under the Care Act to have access to a short-term provision (up to 72 hours) to support them to continue to live independently in the community or prevent a hospital admission whilst longer term needs are being assessed. Organisations with the capability to provide a service at short notice, and within an hour of contact, for extended periods where day or night sits may be required, are invited to tender. The total cost is estimated to be £457,531.20 per year subject to referrals being received that match predictions and any potential uplift in care costs.
The Tender Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click
the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have
found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express an Interest.
Closing date for submission of Tenders is 14 August 2023 at 13:00 hours.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £915,062
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG37 - Sandwell
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the ITT Documentation for further information
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £915,062
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start date
6 November 2023
End date
5 November 2024
two.2.14) Additional information
There is a further option of a 1 year extension period from 06.11.24 to 05.11.25 subject to agreement.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
Please refer to the ITT Documentation for further information
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
14 August 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Participants are advised that as the services sought pursuant to this notice are adult social services and therefore subject to the "light touch regime" as set out in regulations 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 it is not subject to the full obligations of the Procurement Directive but are nonetheless subject to the general obligations of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. Participants should not infer from any references to the authority using a process or tender documents which are similar to one of the mandatory procedures that the authority is following one of those procedures. The authority is following its own tender process akin to the open procedure for this procurement. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole or part, to cancel or amend the tender process, not award the contract in whole or part, and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The authority reserves the right to makes any changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the procurement competition and shall not be liable in any circumstances for any costs, or expenses incurred by any economic organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the contract. The contract is for an initial term of
1 year (06.11.23 - 05.11.24) with the option to extend for a further 1-year period until 05.11.25. Potential suppliers should note that in accordance with UK Government's policies on transparency the authority may decide to publish the ITT and other tender documents and text from the contract awarded subject to possible redaction at the discretion of the authority. To comply with the public sector equality duties the successful contractor will be expected to comply with the equality and diversity legislation in executing this contract. As a minimum standard the
authority utilises the common standard for equalities in public procurement. If you are not currently subject to UK legislation, documentary evidence of your compliance of equivalent
legislation which is designed to eliminate discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity in the Country where you are registered will be required. Under this procurement, the contractor will be required to support the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. The contract mainly reflects services currently being provided by existing organisations, and therefore the EC Acquired Rights Directive 2001/23/EC as amended and/or the transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract. TUPE information will be made available to those organisations who complete and return a signed data processing and confidentiality agreement, we
request these are submitted at the earliest opportunity through a correspondence on the Intend procurement portal.
This opportunity will not be split up into multiple lots. This decision was made because lotting of areas may lose potential economies of scale and therefore value to the contracting authority.
To tender for this provision, please visit:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal; from the homepage click "Register" to complete the registration process.
If you require any further help in respect of the supplier portal please contact the In-tend Support Team on 0844 272 8810.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice London United Kingdom
London
Country
United Kingdom