Tayside Procurement Consortium

Fairmuir Depot, 365 Clepington Road

Dundee

DD8 3DZ

UK

Contact person: Julie Thompson

Telephone: +44 1382834024

E-mail: julie.thompson@dundeecity.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM7

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.taysideprocurement.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12382

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: TPC/PSUPPMH/20/07

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Mental health peer workers in GP surgeries employed by the successful service provider will provide a sustainable model of peer support at practice or cluster level.

A multi-supplier framework will be established to ensure service coverage at all times.

A multi-provider supply framework will be established to meet the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership’s (AHSCP) requirements. Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership may also utilise the framework.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 4 425 692.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Tenderers will be required to provide/state the value(s) for the following financial ratio(s):

(i) candidates must demonstrate an average annual turnover of no less than the threshold stated below when considered over the 3 full years’ data which will be available from the 2 years’ audited accounts provided. Candidates should note that unaudited current financial year information will only be taken into account for this purpose if:

— we are satisfied as to its reliability; and

— it relates to a full 12 month period.

For the purposes of this criteria (i) the annual turnover threshold will be 600 000 GBP.

(ii) candidates must also demonstrate that they have revenue reserves at the close of their most recent audited accounts of no less than 10 per cent of the average annual turnover calculated over the same 3 year period as is referred to in criteria (i) above subject to a maximum requirement (i.e. the upper revenue reserves value limit beyond which the stated percentage will not apply) of 1 000 000 GBP;

(iii) unqualified audit report (if an audit is required);

(iv) parent company guarantee — with reference to criteria (i) and (ii) above, the purchaser reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive these minimum requirements in the case of candidates who are able to offer the purchaser adequate substitute surety to our entire satisfaction. By way of example only (but without limitation), adequate substitute surety may be an unqualified guarantee for the performance of the bidder’s entire obligations under the contract to follow on this process by a parent or associated company established in the UK and which parent or associated company does meet the minimum requirements set out in these criteria. The parent company will be required to satisfy the same criteria detailed above.

New businesses: Please see tender documentation for full details.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Employer's liability: 10 000 000 GBP each and every claim;

Public liability: 5 000 000 GBP each and every claim;

Professional indemnity (if tenderer’s Insurers have assessed that this is necessary): 250 000 GBP, in the aggregate vehicle insurance (provider motor vehicles. Provider responsible to ensuring that motor insurance if staff or volunteers who use their own vehicles have business use insurance covered. If carrying service users includes, includes business use and personal accident cover for passengers.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

From the specification of requirement

ESPD 4C.1.2

Experience of delivering a similar service or related (peer support service)

Background: Peer support can be defined as the help and support that people with lived experience of poor mental health and wellbeing can provide for other’s struggling to manage their mental health and wellbeing, built on shared personal experience and empathy. Peer support can be social, emotional or practical support. Peer support focuses on an individual’s strengths and works towards the individual’s wellbeing and recovery. Peer supporters can offer a safe space and utilise strategies and tools to support others to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Peer support can bridge the link between patients and health professional and encourage individuals to seek out clinical and community resources when it is appropriate.

III.2.1) Information about a particular profession

Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

Care Inspectorate registration/inspection gradings:

Where the service is required by the care inspectorate to be registered:

The tenderer must evidence their application to the care inspectorate for the registration of the proposed service to be considered/to get a place on the framework. The successful (top scoring provider) must have the necessary registration is in place to be considered for any contract award (it will be a condition of contract award).

If the tenderer does not have an inspection grade of 3 at the time of tendering, they will be given an opportunity to improve this grade through a robust improvement plan agreed with the care inspectorate and the purchaser. Following implementation of the improvement plan or re-attainment of at least grade 3, they will be considered for admission to the framework.

If the tenderer does not have an inspection grade at the time of tendering/framework call off, the tender evaluation panel will treat the Tenderer as if they have the necessary grade.

Where an organisation is responsible for multiple services with multiple registrations across Scotland, the grades awarded to the service which will be operating in the purchaser’s geographical area (e.g. Purchaser Angus HSCP = Angus, Purchaser Dundee HSCP = Dundee area, Perth HSCP = Perth and Kinross area) are the grades which should be submitted.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per III.2.1) (Care Inspectorate Registration/Gradings).

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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 with several operators.

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2019/S 241-591860

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 12/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 01/07/2020

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12/03/2020

Local time: 13:00

Place:

Via PCS-T electronic post-box (Project 15689)

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Commodity Manager, Tayside Procurement Consortium.

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained