Tender

Provision of a Dementia Support Service

  • DERBY CITY COUNCIL

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-031431

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040ec0

Published 25 October 2023, 10:40am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

Corporation Street

Derby

DE1 2FS

Contact

Paul Hallsworth

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF11 - Derby

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.derby.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

www.eastmidstenders.org

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.eastmidstenders.org

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

Provision of a Dementia Support Service

Reference number

TD2010

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a contract for the provision of a Dementia Support Service.

Derby City Council and Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are working together to fund support for people diagnosed with, or experiencing the symptoms, of Dementia and their carers in Derby City.

The aim of this service is to enable easy access to appropriate information and advice for individuals with Dementia and their carer(s), to develop a range of activity-based groups and to facilitate peer support networks for people with Dementia and their carers in all areas of the city of Derby.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £893,093.66

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF11 - Derby

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a contract for the provision of a Dementia Support Service.

Derby City Council and Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are working together to fund support for people diagnosed with, or experiencing the symptoms, of Dementia and their carers in Derby City.

The aim of this service is to enable easy access to appropriate information and advice for individuals with Dementia and their carer(s), to develop a range of activity-based groups and to facilitate peer support networks for people with Dementia and their carers in all areas of the city of Derby.

• To provide easily accessible information for people who are living with or have symptoms of Dementia and their carer(s).

• To enable people to live well with Dementia and remain living in their own homes and communities for as long as possible.

• To reduce social isolation for people with Dementia and their carers by providing opportunities to access peer and carer support in their local area.

• To advise and signpost people with Dementia and their carer(s) to access support options at diagnosis and throughout the Dementia pathway.

• To improve access for currently under-represented groups including different ethnic communities, young onset Dementia, people with sensory impairments and those with a learning disability.

• To provide advice and practical support for people with Dementia and their carer(s) to support their independence e.g. welfare benefits support.

• To increase the knowledge of carers by providing specific information to develop their confidence, resilience and ability to plan for their future care and support.

• To actively engage in and promote partnership working and co-ordination between services for people with Dementia and their carer(s).

• To work flexibility and innovatively to ensure on-going support as required throughout the duration of the Dementia pathway.

• To ensure an open-door policy is maintained so people can access the Service at any time for further support when they need it most.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £893,093.66

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

Start date

1 June 2024

End date

31 March 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend by a further 24 months, in annual increments, to 31/03/2029.

Potential dates for advertising renewals if options are not taken are October 2026 and October 2027.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend by a further 24 months, in annual increments, to 31/03/2029.

Potential dates for advertising renewals if options are not taken are October 2026 and October 2027.

two.2.14) Additional information

Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 11.30pm on Wednesday 20th December 2023. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.

The deadline for returns is 10.00am on Thursday 21st December 2023.

Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org Please search for TD2010.

Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

Any supplier may be disqualified who:

(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where

he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is

in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding

up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar

proceedings under national laws and regulations;

(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the

legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract

authorities can demonstrate;

(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in

accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the

country of the contracting authority;

(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal

provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting

authority;

(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section

or has not supplied such information;

(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in

Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;

(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of

26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;

(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention

relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;

(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in

Article 1 of Council

Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the

purpose of money laundering.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the 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

Date

20 December 2023

Local time

11:30pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

21 December 2023

Local time

10:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Derby City Council

Derby

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Derby City Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the contact details provided in section 1.1 of this notice.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Si 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are 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 (generally within 3 months).

Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. [The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into].