Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
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
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 31st 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 9th 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.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-019046
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
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Date
2 August 2024
Local time
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Date
9 August 2024
Local time
2:00pm