Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Contact person: Angela Williams
Telephone: +44 01597826000
E-mail: angela.williams1@powys.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL24
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.powys.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0354
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DPS for Domiciliary Care Services in Powys
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is inviting contractors to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services in Powys. The Council having completed a pilot is now rolling out the DPS to other areas in Powys, to establish a DPS which will run for an initial period of 10 years, with an option to be extended for a further 5 years, subject to bi-annual reviews. The DPS is to allow the Council to assemble and maintain an approved list of contractors for the Provision of Domiciliary Care. Providers are required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to provide domiciliary support services in the Powys regional partnership area. The DPS will remain open so new providers can complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The DPS and proposed Lots within it:
North and South Powys:
- Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Town). - Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Rural). - Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Remote Rural)
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
86 472 910.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Town)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Town)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Rural)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Rural)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Remote rural)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Remote rural)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Providers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to provide domiciliary support services in the Powys regional partnership area.
The Services to which this PQQ relates fall within the Regulation 74, Section 7, Chapter 3, Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the Light Touch Regime (LTR).
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
As per the PQQ documents
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per the Council's Constitution
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 181-410075
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/03/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales
Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.
Internet address : http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “Open Access PQQs” link.
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480
For tendering support, please contact Guto Carrod, Tendering Advisor, Business Wales, email: guto.carrod@businesswales.org.uk or Tel: 01686 617184.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=98870
(WA Ref:98870)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Telephone: +44 01597826000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/01/2020