Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Contact
Mr Richard Steptoe
Telephone
+44 7966307960
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Substance Use Disorder Adult Treatment Service Re-tender
Reference number
DN633730
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Swindon Borough Council (SBC) wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of a substance use disorder (SUDO) adult treatment service in Swindon. The aims and objectives is to procure services for the provision of an integrated highly accessible adult substance use disorder treatment system, that meets the needs of the residents of Swindon.
The new contract is required to provide a case-management system, with an agreement for commissioners to have viewer/ download access rights. The SUDO contract will commence on 01/04/2023. The initial contract period will be for six years, core base line funding of £10,896,000.00 with the option of two extensions (2+2 years), up to a maximum of ten years contract duration length. The extension value base for the 4 year period is £7,264,000.00. In addition to the core grant funding, there is supplementary grant funding subject to treasury approval, pursuant to the next government spending review 2024. There is also annual funding from Wiltshire and Swindon office of the police and crime commissioner community safety fund grant included in this contract. Companies are now being formally invited to meet these requirements and the purpose of this document is to provide the necessary information to enable Tenderers to submit a response via the ProContract tender portal.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
- 85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
- 85147000 - Company health services
- 85148000 - Medical analysis services
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK14 - Swindon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aims and objectives are to procure services for the provision of an integrated highly accessible adult substance use disorder treatment system, that meets the needs of the residents of Swindon. Unlike in the current contract where Swindon retains a collaborative agreement, the local authority will be a signatory/ party to the contract, enabling autonomy of decision-making as well as enforcement of contract terms in its own capacity. Another key difference is that in the new contract, the tenderer will their own industry-standard case-management system, with an agreement for commissioners to have viewer/ download access rights.
The SUDO contract, which is issued under one lot, will commence on 01/04/2023. The initial contract period will be for six years, with the option of two extensions (2+2 years), up to a maximum of ten years. In addition to the core grant funding, there is supplementary grant funding subject to treasury approval, pursuant to the next government spending review 2024. There is also annual funding from Wiltshire and Swindon office of the police and crime commissioner community safety fund grant included in this contract.
The initial contract term will be for 72 months with an option to extend for a further 48 months (2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 10 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is between £10,896,000.00 and £12,889,824.00 across the initial 6-year contract term and between £18,160,000.00 and £21,538,192.00 across the potential total 10-year contract term.
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
120
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract term will be for 72 months with an option to extend for a further 48 months (2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 10 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
In procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
2 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
9 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Swindon Borough council
Swindon
Country
United Kingdom