CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a Telecare Installations, Maintenance & Removals Service in the County of Bridgend

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Bridgend County Borough Council is commissioning a Telecare Equipment Installations, Maintenance and Removals Service to support individuals to continue to lead fulfilled lives and live independently within Bridgend unitary authority.

Bridgend County Borough Council in partnership with the Health Board consider telecare equipment and similar assistive technologies as a key aspect of its prevention and wellbeing strategy and will continue to play a central role in helping strengthen support for those individuals wishing to live more independently. In order to support this agenda, the Council, working in partnership with the Health Board, have increasingly invested in assistive technologies (and associated services) so that it may strengthen choice, control and independence of people living in the borough. The Service is considered central to this ongoing agenda and will be crucial in the future success of the Council and the Health Board’s prevention and wellbeing strategy which encompasses independent living in the borough.

Bridgend County Borough Council are committed to securing quality provision and wishes to appoint one Provider that can demonstrate they have the proven experience of installing, maintaining and removing telecare equipment to and from the homes of people with social care or health support needs. In addition, the successful Provider will also have adequately demonstrated they have the skills, experience and understanding of undertaking this work in a social care environment, and in particular to people who may be regarded as vulnerable and with a range of support needs.

The Agreement will be for a period of 2 years from the Commencement Date, with an option to extend up to a further 24 months should the Council wish to exercise this option.

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=86715

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

See tender documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

B601/18

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:86715)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice