Tender

Specialist Day and Residential Support for Children and Young People with a Disability

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030809

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ffd0

Published 10 December 2021, 12:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Contact

Cameron Garland

Email

cameron.garland@edinburgh.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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

Specialist Day and Residential Support for Children and Young People with a Disability

Reference number

CT0989

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of Edinburgh Council are looking to procure residential and day short breaks to children and young people (5 – 18 year olds) with autism, intellectual disabilities, challenging and/or complex needs. The building will accommodate a minimum of 5 beds (estimated 540 overnights per annum), provide suitable indoor/outdoor space for activities for day short breaks (supporting a minimum of 10 children and young people at any one time). The service will be available 7 days per week with the exception of 25th & 26th December and 1st & 2nd January

The service should be located within the Edinburgh boundary (or approximately 5 miles outside this boundary) to minimise the time young people have to travel.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The City of Edinburgh Council are looking to procure residential and day short breaks to children and young people (5 – 18 year olds) with autism, intellectual disabilities, challenging and/or complex needs. The building will accommodate a minimum of 5 beds (estimated 540 overnights per annum), provide suitable indoor/outdoor space for activities for day short breaks (supporting a minimum of 10 children and young people at any one time). The service will be available 7 days per week with the exception of 25th & 26th December and 1st & 2nd January

The service should be located within the Edinburgh boundary (or approximately 5 miles outside this boundary) to minimise the time young people have to travel.

It is intended that the commencement date will be April 2022 for a period of five years with the option to extend for a further 5 years (in 12 month increments at sole discretion of the Council).

If you note interest in this requirement, we will be in touch within the coming weeks with further information. The time limit for notes of interest is Wednesday 19 January 2022. The contract will be awarded without further publication.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 2032

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

It is intended that the eventual contract is 5 years with the option for annual extensions for a further 5 years however this is subject to variation due to funding and strategic service decisions at the Councils discretion.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Procedure involving negotiation

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

19 January 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures

28 February 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

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=675008.

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:

Details of the individual(s) in your organisation who will be responsible for ensuring the monitoring and successful delivery of community benefits;

The actions that your Organisation will take to deliver the community benefits when instructed to do so;

How you will ensure the quantity and value of each of the community benefits offered

(SC Ref:675008)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom