Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall, Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
UK
E-mail: sarah.fuller@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Peterborough City Council
Town Hall, Bridge Street
Peterborough
PE1 1HF
UK
E-mail: sarah.fuller@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.lgssprocurementportal.co.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
Cambridgeshire County Council Supported Living Services for Adults with a Learning Disability
Reference number: DN311905
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cambridgeshire County Council is commissioning supported living services for adults with a learning disability.
Providers must recognise the role they play in ensuring that people with learning disabilities experience the good health and well-being necessary to live a meaningful life. Providers should be aware that there are higher incidences of long term conditions, and other health problems, experienced by people with learning disabilities and prioritises preventative and palliative services and support to minimise potential impacts to service users. As such staff must have sufficient and appropriate training and skills to effectively engage people with learning disabilities in health promotion. The Council is trying to move towards a model that helps people to live as independently as possible at all levels of need, so the focus is on progression.
Peterborough City Council may call-off this framework for service users they have assessed as eligible using their own criteria.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Supported Living for Adults with a Learning Disability — Standard
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cambridgeshire County Council is setting up an open framework for a period of 10 years. This means that the framework will re-open at intervals to allow for new and previously unsuccessful providers to apply to join.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
169 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Supported Accommodation Services for Adults with a Learning Disability and Complex Needs
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cambridgeshire County Council is setting up an open framework for a period of 10 years. This means that the framework will re-open at intervals to allow for new and previously unsuccessful providers to apply to join.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
56 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
In providing the services the service provider is required to be registered with the care quality commission (CQC) and to maintain that registration throughout the contract period. All service providers must meet the ‘fundamental standards’ as set out in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (as amended) (the “Fundamental Standards”) and Part 4 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 (as amended). Each Service Provider must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and will be inspected as required by the CQC.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: This is an 'Open Framework', which means that it will re-open at intervals for new and previously unsuccessful providers to apply to join. This is under the 'Light Touch' provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 3, Section 7 - Social and Other Specific Services)
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/01/2018
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
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in part I.1). If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) 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. 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 order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2017