Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK42 9AP
UK
Contact person: Peggy Saroch
E-mail: peggy.saroch@bedford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Bedford Borough Council Learning Disability Community Based Day Opportunities.
Reference number: BBC AD 03307
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bedford Borough Council invites Tenders for the provision of Community Based Day Opportunity Services for people with a learning disability in the Bedford Borough. The Council is procuring the service as detailed in the specification, using an Accelerated hybrid negotiated procedure under the Light Touch Regime. This contract will provide person centred Day Activities and Opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. The service delivers group sessions. Where care management identifies that an individual may have additional support needs, one to one support is provided to enable the individual to access the sessions available. Sessions are provided throughout the week offering a range of activities and one-to-one access to community activities.The Service provide respite to families/carers as well as providing social and developmental opportunities which also promote independence to people accessing the services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH24
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bedford Borough Council invites Tenders for the provision of Community Based Day Opportunity Services for people with a learning disability in the Bedford Borough. The Council is procuring the service as detailed in the specification, using an Accelerated hybrid negotiated procedure under the Light Touch Regime. This contract will provide person centred Day Activities and Opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. The service delivers group sessions. Where care management identifies that an individual may have additional support needs, one to one support is provided to enable the individual to access the sessions available. Sessions are provided throughout the week offering a range of activities and one-to-one access to community activities.The Service provide respite to families/carers as well as providing social and developmental opportunities which also promote independence to people accessing the services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/07/2023
End:
30/06/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a further two years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Urgency Reasons
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/05/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2023