Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza
Sale
M33 7ZF
Contact
Mr Farooq Rashid
Farooq.Rashid@star-procurement.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1619121616
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.star-procurement.gov.uk/star-procurement.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/register
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
Provision of Day Care Services FPS
Reference number
DN584984
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Stockport Council wishes to establish a Flexible Purchasing System ( FPS) in order to provide a broad range of Day Services to people with varying support needs within the borough of Stockport. Service users who request support to arrange their care and support package will be guided towards the FPS agreement when considering their options in relation to Day Service provision.
The authority wishes to procure a Flexible Purchasing System with the following objectives:
1. Ensuring that the Council are legally compliant and fulfilling their Care Act requirements.
2. Improve the process for communication with providers and improve the quality of care clients are receiving.
3. Develop a diverse provider market, which promotes a culture of greater independence for clients rather than dependence.
4. Have clear infrastructure in place where the recording of client support can be monitored and analysed.
5. Clear consistency of approach of hourly rates for providers which will be set out via the specification of the FPS.
6. Ensuring front line workers are only using providers who are active on the framework and are fully contract compliant.
7. Ensure that service users and carers have a suitable menu of providers who can carry out bespoke person centred support
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Stockport Council wishes to establish a Flexible Purchasing System ( FPS) in order to provide a broad range of Day Services to people with varying support needs within the borough of Stockport. Service users who request support to arrange their care and support package will be guided towards the FPS agreement when considering their options in relation to Day Service provision.
The authority wishes to procure a Flexible Purchasing System with the following objectives:
1. Ensuring that the Council are legally compliant and fulfilling their Care Act requirements.
2. Improve the process for communication with providers and improve the quality of care clients are receiving.
3. Develop a diverse provider market, which promotes a culture of greater independence for clients rather than dependence.
4. Have clear infrastructure in place where the recording of client support can be monitored and analysed.
5. Clear consistency of approach of hourly rates for providers which will be set out via the specification of the FPS.
6. Ensuring front line workers are only using providers who are active on the framework and are fully contract compliant.
7. Ensure that service users and carers have a suitable menu of providers who can carry out bespoke person centred support
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
24
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: 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 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
7 January 2022
Local time
1:00pm
Changed to:
Date
30 November 2021
Local time
1:00pm
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
30 November 2021
Local time
4:00pm
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
Farooq Rashid
4th Floor Sale Waterside, Waterside House,
Sale
M33 7ZF.
Farooq.Rashid@Star-procurement.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom