Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AN
Contact
Manager - Procurement & Commissioning, Angus Council
Telephone
+44 1307492190
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00236
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.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
Independent Intermediate Care (South Angus)
Reference number
AC/22/017/HSC
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Block purchase of 4 beds in a Care Home setting
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £825,888
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance
This service provision must be within South Angus. As an area this includes South West and South East Angus.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of services working with common shared objectives and principles. It provides a set of bridges at key points of transition in a person’s life, in particular from hospital to home or from home to hospital and from illness or injury to recovery and independence; helping them achieve their personal outcomes. The key aims of the Service are prevention, rehabilitation, enablement and recovery.
Intermediate Care can:
- Prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission or premature admission to long-term care;
- Support timely discharge from hospital
- Promote faster recovery from illness
- Support anticipatory care planning and self-management of long-term conditions
The Service will concentrate on providing independent intermediate care for Supported People, in South Angus, who are requiring rehabilitation intervention before they can return home from hospital (Step-down) or to prevent admission to hospital (Step-up).
Supported People will meet the following criteria: -
Step-down Care
- Person over 65 years old;
- Requires a period of rehabilitation / community care assessment/intervention prior to
returning home;
- Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration.
Step-up Care
- Person over 65 years old;
- Does not require 24-hour medical intervention;
- Clear requirement for 24-hour supervised care;
- Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £825,888
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
48
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.2.14) Additional information
Bidders 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.
Please see Part2-AnnexA-Evaluation document for evaluation criteria.
This contract is for an initial term of 2 years with two optional extension periods of 1 year each.
Please see Part6-SPD attached, all questions must be answered.
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
The Tender Documents attached to this Contract Notice sets out the rules and criteria for participation.
Tenderers must ensure the service provision is located in South Angus. As an Area this includes South West Angus (Carnoustie, Monifieth and the surrounding area), and South East Angus (Arbroath and the surrounding area).
All mandatory aspects of participation as set out in the SPD are detailed in the separate document - IIC Tender Part 6a. Bidders are required to refer to this when completing the SPD.
Bidders must holds a minimum Care Inspectorate grading of 3 (adequate) or above, as well as registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.
Bidders must commit to obtain the identified appropriate levels of insurances for the duration of the contract, if successful.
Bidders must demonstrate compliance with the min level of turnover as stated.
All staff and those providing the Service must be suitably qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body/ies.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision
Registration with the Care Inspectorate (Grade 3 min) and Scottish Social Services Council.
Tenderers should provide Registration number(s) etc at Section 4A.2 in Part6-SPD attached.
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The conditions for the performance of the Contract are set out fully in the Tender documents
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The scope of the Service to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 016-191435
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 September 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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=698597.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
This tender will incorporate a relevant & proportionate section on community benefits associated with delivery of this contract.
(SC Ref:698597)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
Market Street
Forfar
DD8 3LA
Telephone
+44 1307462186
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
General
Reference should be made to Regulation 88 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) and independent legal advice should be sought urgently before any claim is commenced.
A claimed breach of the public procurement rules is actionable by any economic operator in legal proceedings brought in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland.
Prior Notice of Proceedings
Proceedings under this regulation may not be brought unless the economic operator has first informed the contracting authority of —
(a) the nature of the claimed breach or apprehended breach of the public procurement rules; and
(b) its intention to bring proceedings in respect of that claimed breach.
Time Limits for Bringing Proceeding
(1) In the case of proceedings seeking an ineffectiveness order (as defined in regulation 91 of the Regulations)
Where a “direct award” contract award notice has been published in accordance with Regulation 52 or where the purchasing body has given “standstill notice” to all bidders in accordance with Regulation 85, then proceeding must be brought within 30 days from the date of publication or sending the notice, as the case may be.
In any other case where an ineffectiveness order is sought, proceedings must be brought within 6 months from the date of the contract being entered into or the date of conclusion of the framework agreement.
(2) In any other case
proceedings must be brought within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen unless the court considers that there is a good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the court may extend that period for up to a maximum of 3 months from that date.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Sheriff Court House
Market Street
Forfar
DD8 3LA
Telephone
+44 1307462186
Country
United Kingdom