Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire County Council
11th floor, NCO, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YG
UK
Contact person: Mrs Ann Spence
Telephone: +44 1296382934
E-mail: aspence@buckscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
A specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Learning Disabled Young People aged 11 – 19 with Complex Behavioural Needs (to be referred to hereafter as the Vines)
Reference number: DN400233
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) is tendering for the provision of a specialist residential short breaks service for learning disabled young people aged 11 – 19 with complex behavioural needs. This will be provided in a specifically designed 6 bedded residential unit that will be leased to the provider from the local authority.
The provider will need to demonstrate a high level of skill in delivering a service to young people with high levels of complex needs.
Whilst maintaining the current service delivery the provider will be required to work with BCC to optimise service delivery to deliver savings.
The current specialist residential short breaks provision for complex behaviour needs is contracted to an external provider which is due to expire and therefore TUPE may apply.
The contract start date is 1.10.2019. The contract term is 18 months with the option to extend for up to 12 months.
A budget cap has been set at 1 314 507,00 GBP for the initial contract term (18 months).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ13
Main site or place of performance:
Buckinghamshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) is tendering for the provision of a specialist residential short breaks service for learning disabled young people aged 11 – 19 with complex behavioural needs. This will be provided in a specifically designed 6 bedded residential unit that will be leased to the provider from the local authority.
The provider will need to demonstrate a high level of skill in delivering a service to young people with high levels of complex needs.
Whilst maintaining the current service delivery the provider will be required to work with BCC to optimise service delivery to deliver savings.
The current specialist residential short breaks provision for complex behaviour needs is contracted to an external provider which is due to expire and therefore TUPE may apply.
The contract start date is 1.10.2019. The contract term is 18 months with the option to extend for up to 12 months.
A budget cap has been set at 1 314 507,00 GBP for the initial contract term (18 months).
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
II.2.14) Additional information
Option to extend by up to 12 months after initial 18 month contract period.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org
Award criteria quality 60, price 40
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/05/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Buckinghamshire County Council
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
UK
E-mail: procurement@buckscc.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the 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).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2019