Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Rd
IPSWICH
IP12BX
Contact
Gillian Glanville
gillian.glanville@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1473264478
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Shared Lives service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Suffolk County Council is appointing a provider to support people to live with their Shared Lives carer and their family on either a short-term or a long-term basis. The service can also provide for people who need daytime care only.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To operate and manage the 'Shared Lives' contract.
A Shared Lives provider will charge a management fee to cover the administration of the service and a weekly fee is paid to the Shared Lives carer for the care and support of the individual.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
In accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons where no reasonable alternative exists.
Market research has not identified any other provider capable of providing the service in the timescales avaiable.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
PSS (UK) Limited
18 Steel Street
Liverpool
L1 4BE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,500,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contract period: 13th November 2021 to 12th November 2024
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)