Tender

SOL - Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) for Social Care and Support Services for Children with Disabilities

  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-028555

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f6fa

Published 16 November 2021, 10:26am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House, Manor Square

Solihull

B91 3QB

Contact

Corporate Procurement Service

Email

magali.kerbrat@solihull.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 01217046474

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG32 - Solihull

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.solihull.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SOL - Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) for Social Care and Support Services for Children with Disabilities

Reference number

SOL - 10856

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

SMBC have social care duties for children and young people with disabilities under a number of pieces of legislation and policies. These include the Children Act 1989, The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, Children and Families Act 2014 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (0 to 25) (DfE/DH, 2015) and Children’s Social Care Reform – a vision for change (DfE, 2016).SMBC is looking to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) Agreement with a number of providers of Social Care and Support Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities.The tender will be let under "Light Touch" arrangements under the relevant government procurement directives and implemented in English Law in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015).The FCA will be used by the Council’s brokerage team to make purchases of care and support services for our children and young people with disabilities.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,205,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Personal Care

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Personal Care

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Assessment / Weighting: 90

Price - Weighting: 10

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2024

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Reprocurement

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bespoke Specialist Short Breaks

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bespoke Specialist Short Breaks

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Assessment / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 10

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2024

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

reprocurement

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Overnight Breaks

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Overnight Breaks

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Assessment / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 20

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2024

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

reprocurement

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Bespoke Outreach Parenting Support

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bespoke Outreach Parenting Support

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Assessment / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 20

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2024

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

reprocurement

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

A Flexible Contractual Agreement (FCA) under the Light Touch Regime

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

Date

16 December 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

16 December 2021

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 years

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Solihull MBC

Solihull

Country

United Kingdom