Planning

Planned Residential Respite Care for Older People

  • East Lothian Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-023091

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-036044

Published 19 August 2022, 11:11am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Lothian Council

John Muir House

Haddington, East Lothian

EH41 3HA

Email

procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1620827827

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from 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

Planned Residential Respite Care for Older People

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

East Lothian Council, on behalf of East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, has a requirement for two residential respite beds in a care home(s) within in the East Lothian Council area (preference is for nursing level care but ELHSCP may consider residential level), which will provide episodes of registered care and support on a planned and rolling basis - thus relieving the main carer(s) of their caring responsibilities for a period of time and so providing them with the opportunity for a respite break also known as a short break.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance

East Lothian

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

East Lothian Council is seeking offers in relation to 2 beds for planned residential respite care within East Lothian. Tenderers may submit offers in respect of 1 or both beds.

The contract(s) is anticipated to start in November 2022 for a 2 year period, with the option for the Council to extend by a further period of 1 year.

To participate in this opportunity expressions of interest must be submitted by 12 September 2022 via this notice or by e-mailing procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.

The Council will hold an online provider event during week of 29 August with interested parties to answer questions related to the requirement. To attend please note an expression of interest via this notice or e-mail procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.

two.2.14) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

14 September 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Care Home providers submitting tenders for this requirement will require to be participants of the National Care Home Contract and shall be able to demonstrate Care Inspectorate Grades of at least 3 across the inspection themes for recent inspections.

The contract(s) will be awarded on the basis of evaluation of quality and price aspects of the proposed service.

Full details are provided in the tender documentation which will be issued to parties that note interest in this requirement via this notice or by e-mailing procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.

It is anticipated that no further contract notice will be published for this requirement.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=703711.

(SC Ref:703711)