Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
TD6 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1835824000
E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1835825150
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
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
Shared Lives Scheme
Reference number: SBC/CPS/1689
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of contract for the Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership's Learning Disability Service (LDS) to develop a local Shared Lives scheme as part of their commitment to offering a variety of accommodation and support arrangements to the people they support as per the LDS Strategic Commissioning Plan (2016-19).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 215 784.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM91
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Shared Lives is a model of care and support that provides innovative, small family-based support to adults with a variety of support needs. The Provider must ensure they are capable and confident of providing the full range of services detailed in the Specification.
The Service required is the provision of a Shared Lives Scheme eligible for adults aged 16 + to end of life. The Specification will described the Shared Lives Scheme, the Service to be provided, how the Service would be delivered, monitoring arrangements, service level outcomes, key performance indicators and the role of the Council in generating referrals and supporting the delivery of outcomes.
The Provider will not itself directly provide the care, support and accommodation to Supported Persons. The Provider will recruit and approve Shared Lives Carers on a self-employed basis and will manage and ensure the proper delivery of a high quality Service by the appointed Shared Lives Carers. The Responsibilities of the Provider will include the appointment of a Service Manager and suitable co-ordinators and administration support.
The Council were seeking innovative approaches from the Provider in the delivery and promotion of the Service and the Specification described the minimum standards of quality required.
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
Award of Contract - The contract is for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months.
It is considered that this service is covered by the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 under the "Light Touch Regime".
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
This procurement was based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) on the basis of best price-quality ratio, the price was 30 % and quality was 70 %.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 128-314572
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
07/11/2019
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
Cornerstone
26, Hailesland Place
Edinburgh
EH14 2SL
UK
Telephone: +44 7825050030
NUTS: UKM7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 215 784.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:609588)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
TD6 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1835824000
Fax: +44 1835825150
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2020