Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Milton Keynes Council
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1908691691
E-mail: NSContracts@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynescouncil/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynescouncil/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynescouncil/
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
Milton Keynes Sensory Service.
Reference number: ASC0024A
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Milton Keynes Council is looking to procure a combined sensory service.
The combined sensory service will:
Provide adults aged 18 and over who are profoundly deaf, hearing impaired, sight impaired, severely sight impaired or have dual sensory loss, with appropriate support and resources to maintain or improve their physical and mental health, so they continue to live as independently as possible.
Be delivered in a variety of settings such as people's own homes and the community.
Also be (part) utilised by Children's Social Care, within the one contractual arrangement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 230 000.00
GBP
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:
UKJ12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Milton Keynes Sensory Services
Milton Keynes Council would like to invite individual organisations, partnerships or consortia that can demonstrate the knowledge, innovation and ability to deliver a combined sensory service, to enter an open (single stage) competitive tender process.
The combined sensory service will:
Provide adults aged 18 and over who are profoundly deaf, hearing impaired, sight impaired, severely sight impaired or have dual sensory loss, with appropriate support and resources to maintain or improve their physical and mental health, so they continue to live as independently as possible.
Be delivered in a variety of settings such as people's own homes and the community.
Also be (part) utilised by Children's Social Care, within the one contractual arrangement.
The expected term of the service will be from 1.4.2018 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
The Council's budget for this contract is in the region of 205 000 per year.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/miltonkeynescouncil/
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The Award Criteria are:
60 % Quality.
40 % Price.
A 60 % quality threshold must be achieved in order to be taken forward to the Price evaluation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/09/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:201115).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Milton Keynes Council
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1908691691
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Without prejudice to the remedies provided under Regulation 86 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council of the Borough of Milton Keynes shall allow a period of at least 10 days to elapse between the date of despatch of its decision notifying its intention to award the contract and the date on which it proposes to enter into a contract. If by midnight at the end of second working day of the above said period the Contracting Authority receives a request in writing from an economic operator who had been sent a notice of being unsuccessful,the Authority shall inform the said economic operator of characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender. That information shall be provided at least 3 working days before the end of aforesaid 10 days standstill period. Where it is not possible the standstill period shall be extended to allow at least 3 working days between provision of the information and the end of standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the address part l.1). If an economic operator is not satisfied with the information provided, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for 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). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/08/2017