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: Simon Evans
E-mail: simon.evans@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
0528 Supporting Unpaid Carers
Reference number: 0528
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement of a Carers Support Service in Essex, offering flexibility and innovation to meet the expected increase in demand. The new service will deliver the following:
-A single point of contact to ensure that carers have equal access to information, advice, and support across the county.
-Help for carers to build on their own networks of support and promote the development of peer support groups and networks.
-Promote the needs of carers across organisations, communities and employers and supporting the development of carer friendly communities.
-Support for carers to plan for the future, and to develop contingency plans.
-Support carers to navigate the health, social care and welfare benefits systems.
-A programme to identify carers early, particularly in GP and hospital settings.
-Provision of expert advice and support on the range of respite and short break services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services. Which will be undertaken as a single stage procurement for to find a provider to deliver to deliver the Support to Unpaid Carers, this can be a single provider or consortium of the provider.
The financial envelope for this service is set, therefore the evaluation will be 100% technical questions response.
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
The Commissioners reserves the right to amend timescales and evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes and also reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Commissioners will not be responsible for any costs incurred by Providers in relation to this procurement exercise.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
The financial envelop for this service is set, therefore the evaluation will be 100% technical questions response.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 050-091918
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 0528
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
carers FIRST
Michael Gill Building, Tolgate Lane, Strood
Rochester
ME2 4TG
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 4 500 000.00
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=299150960
GO Reference: GO-2018124-PRO-11783166.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/01/2018