Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Argyll and Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
UK
Telephone: +44 1546604145
E-mail: samantha.torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
UK
Telephone: +44 1463717123
E-mail: nhs.highland@nhs.net
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supported Living Services for Adult with Learning Disability
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Supported living services for adults living with learning disability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
31 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM81
UKM63
Main site or place of performance:
Throughout Argyll and Bute
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The models of support being deployed reflect the national policy of promoting independence and responsibility, enabling people to feel safe, improving health, wellbeing and social inclusion, improving skills and confidence. This will be achieved through supporting adults with a learning disability to have a say, listening, respecting and responding to them in a reliable and positive way, by helping them develop life skills and by providing opportunities to access a range of activities that promote this. Supported living services not only include care and support at home, personal care and housing support services but include as key features; improving community involvement, access to education, training and paid employment opportunities. The provider must demonstrate that individuals spend a significant part of their time with people who do not have a learning disability or are paid carers i.e. access to services in the wider community, the same as anyone else would do, either with or without support, thus enabling individuals to lead a full life.
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
Economic operators may be excluded from contracting with the Council if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Information on this will be collected during pre-qualification.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 allows a Contracting Authority to determine the procedure that is to be applied in connection with the award of a contract and may take account of the specialities of the services in question and the requirements and needs of users In this case, no prior notice has been issued on the basis that there are sufficient technical reasons to allow the direct award. These technical reasons relate to the specialities of the service and the requirement for continuity of service to meet outcomes for service users. The decision was made to award contracts to existing providers, who will pre-qualify to the resource of qualified providers or “open framework”. There will be no artificial narrowing of the market as new providers can complete our pre-qualification process and be included in our resource of qualified providers. For all future contract years, a Notice will be published inviting providers to complete the prequalification process to ensure transparency and equal treatment for any new providers to the market.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Prequalification Process (no guaranteed hours).
— Regulation 58 (1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations questionnaire,
— suitability,
— economic and financial standing,
— health and safety assessment.
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
01/04/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Affinity Trust
Queens building, George Street
Oban
PA34 5RZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7903819252
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Key Housing Association
The Square, 70 Renton Street
Glasgow
G4 0HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1413421890
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mariner Support Agency Ltd
PO Box 2326, Dunoon
Dunoon
PA23 8YD
UK
Telephone: +44 1369707574
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Enable Scotland
Inspire House, 3 Renshaw Place
Eurocentral
ML1 4UF
UK
Telephone: +44 7889456308
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cornerstone
Kirkhaven Business Centre, 120 Sydney Street
Glasgow
G31 1JF
UK
Telephone: +44 1413780700
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mears Care
Unit 9 Hillfoots Business Village, Alva Industrial Estate
Alva
FK12 5DQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7841951038
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 31 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Providers should note that this is a retrospective contract award notice which refers to the contract awarded to your organisation in 2017/18.
A prior information notice will be issued shortly seeking expressions of interest from providers of care at home/supported living to be included on the qualified list of providers.
(SC Ref:570174)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Argyll and Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
UK
Telephone: +44 1546604194
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/01/2019