Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Rachel Horne
Telephone: +44 3330322307
E-mail: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.essex.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
Specialist Support for Adults with Learning Disabilities
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council conducted a procurement process to secure a provider to deliver specialist support within a supported living scheme in Braintree to a group of ten (10) adults with learning disabilities / and or autism who may also exhibit challenging behaviour.
The people within this scheme will require high levels of specialist support due to the complexity of their needs. In addition, they will require some adaptations to the property including but not limited to, Assistive Technology to minimise the requirements for on- going staff.
The support required will be detailed in each person’s individual support plan, however, it is likely to include support with personal care, accessing the community, and helping the person to manage their own behaviour through understanding potential triggers and developing strategies to manage these.
The support will also ensure that any potential risks arising from the person’s behaviour are managed safely.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council undertook a procurement process to secure a provider to deliver specialist support within a supported living scheme in Braintree to a group of ten (10) adults with learning disabilities / and or autism who may also exhibit challenging behaviour.
The people within this scheme will require high levels of specialist support due to the complexity of their needs. In addition, the successful candidate provider will be required to deliver a housing management service. This element of the service could be delivered in partnership with a housing provider and will include responsibility for maintaining and repairing the buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings in a timely fashion appropriate to the adults needs.
Prospective candidates should note that further details regarding the scope of these services will be confirmed in the service specification which forms part of the tender pack which is published on the Council's e-tendering portal, BiP Delta.
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
Prospective candidates are advised that the contract for this service will commence on the 1st November 2017 and initially endure for five years, with the potential to extend for a further 2 years, thereby resulting in a maximum potential contractual duration of 7 years.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 128-262047
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
27/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creative Support Limited
Creative Support Head Office, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South
Stockport
SK1 3TS
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
— https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=301429951
GO Reference: GO-201826-PRO-11853743.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
C2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2018