Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Bromley
Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR1 3UH
UK
E-mail: procurement@bromley.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bromley.gov.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
Discharge to Assess (D2A) Service
Reference number: DN443722
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bids were sought from providers to provide a high-quality, cost effective and responsive service to Bromley Service Users. The aim of the service is to facilitate a speedy return home from hospital by providing a domiciliary care package of care for up to 6 weeks to enable a full assessment to take place in the service users own home environment. The Service will need to be provided 7 days a week, 365 days per year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 215 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council invited tenders from domiciliary care providers who are registered with the Care Quality Commission and had a rating of good or above. The service is governed by the principles of the Care Quality Commission, the Care Act 2014 and the Council's legal responsibilities under the Care Act. The tender opportunity was undertaken electronically via the London Tenders Portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 209-511702
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bluefield Care Services Ltd
282 Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6JZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bridges Healthcare and Nursing Ltd
Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road
Bromley
BR1 1LT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd
Central Court, 1 Knoll Rise
Orpington
BR6 0JA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Supreme Care Services Ltd
9 Crown Parade, Crown Lane
Morden
CR5 3LL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand, Holborn
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand, Holborn
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Complaints during the procurement process are conducted under the OJEU in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Our processes are conducted in a fair and transparent manner. We are committed to developing constructive relationships with suppliers and are keen to generate maximum competition for all our procurement to deliver best value and sustainable savings for taxpayers. The outcome of the evaluation process is totally dependent on the competitive strength of the individual submissions, regardless of the bidders size or any existing/previous arrangement. We are committed to treating all suppliers fairly and all feedback and complaints are given full consideration. If at any stage it is believed that a mistake has been made by us, please be assured that we will rectify it to the extent that we can legally do so. In order to complain you must first be registered with the eSourcing tool for the relevant procurement. All complaints must be raised via the messaging facility. If you are still unsatisfied at the outcome of the procurement and wish to challenge it, then you should issue and serve them on the Government Legal Department in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules Part 66 (Crown Proceedings) and its associated practice directions. Please note that service by email is subject to prior agreement with the Head of Litigation at the Government Legal Department, Solicitors Dept. and is not routinely given.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/03/2020