Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
St. Helens Council
St. Helens
WA10 1HF
UK
Contact person: Mr Nick Fletcher
Telephone: +44 1744673475
E-mail: nicholasfletcher@sthelens.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sthelens.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sthelens.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
Framework of Approved Suppliers For The Provision Of Domiciliary Care Services.
Reference number: DN174987
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
St Helens Council is seeking to appoint accredited Organisations to an Approved List for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services.
Those placed on the Approved List will be awarded a contract for the Provision of Domiciliary Care.
The Approved List will have 2 tiers of provider:
Tier 1 — Those who utilise an appropriate electronic call monitoring system;
Tier 2 — Those without electronic call monitoring;
From 1.12.2016 the award of each new package of care will be subject to a mini competition which will only be open to providers on the Approved List and with a contract awarded by this process.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In order to be placed on the Approved List and awarded a contract, bidders will need to demonstrate a proven track record in providing care services to vulnerable people in their own homes. They will be required to demonstrate at ITT stage that they are capable of meeting the service specification and quality standards required by the Council.
Successful bidders will also be required to be utilising an appropriate system of electronic call monitoring to be considered Tier 1.
Bidders are expected to operate the service from a base either within the borough of St Helens or from a base in a local authority that shares a geographic border with St Helens.
The service is predominantly for older people, but will also be for any adult with a physical or learning disability, those with dementia and on occasion those at end of life.
The service will operate between the hours of 7:00 and 23:00, 365 days a year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: To be awarded a place on the framework bidders need to meet a quality threshold
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Open 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:
2016/S 145-261627
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
21/11/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 35
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 35
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: 35
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care & Connect Solutions Ltd T/a Care and Connect
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care Assured Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care Solutions (St Helens) Ltd T/a TogetherCare
St Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carewatch Care Services Ltd
Milton Keynes
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Castlerock Recruitment Group Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Direct Health (UK) Ltd
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hand in Hand Homecare Agency Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hannah's Homecare Ltd
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Haydock Community Care
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Heron Care Limited
Prescot
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICare (GB) Ltd
Blackpool
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ignite Health and Homecare Services Ltd
Kidderminster
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lifeways Independent Living Alliance Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Local Solutions
Liverpool
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Making Space
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Merseycare Julie Ann Limited
Southport
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Safehands Care Limited
Blackpool
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Santa Monica Healthcare Group Limited
Newton-le-Willows
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Human Support Group Ltd
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Unite Healthcare Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Victoria Community Care Limited
Bolton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Winspear Garth Senior Care Ltd T/a Home Instead Senior
Southport
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A&J E Ltd T/a Bluebird Care (St Helens)
Prescot
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BNR Agency Ltd
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Browns Short Break Respite Ltd
St Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crossroads Care North West
St Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Integrated Care and Support Services Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lancaster Leyland Care Ltd
St. Helens
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SOS Homecare Limited
Stretford
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Spring Health Care Services Ltd
Liverpool
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:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2016