Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall, Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
UK
E-mail: sarah.fuller@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e7aedf1f-4f31-ea11-80fc-005056b64545&p=4d8cb5a5-74dc-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e7aedf1f-4f31-ea11-80fc-005056b64545&p=4d8cb5a5-74dc-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21
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
Cambridgeshire Residential and Nursing Framework
Reference number: DN455833
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cambridgeshire County Council is putting in place a framework for the provision of residential, residential dementia, nursing and nursing dementia care under the light touch provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Chapter 3, Section 7). The framework will be open for applications throughout its duration and the authority intends to evaluate applications approximately every 6 months, but reserves the right to evaluate more or less frequently.
Any public body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the local authorities (goods and services) (Public bodies) Order 1972 may call-off this framework. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework for the provision of residential and nursing care in Cambridgeshire.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
555 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Each care home that is part of the framework application must be CQC registered. Care homes that are rated ‘Inadequate’ will be excluded from the framework. Where a home has a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating, the potential provider must supply an improvement plan and the authority may exclude a care home at its discretion.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: This Framework comes under the scope of the Light Touch provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 3, Section 7) and therefore the Authority has the flexibility to design a contracting approach suitable for the service. The Framework will be open for applications throughout its duration.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/03/2030
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The first round of framework applications will close at 12.00 on the 7.2.2020. The closure dates for subsequent rounds will be communicated to potential providers via the LGSS Procurement portal and contracts finder, or via another appropriate method.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in part I.1). If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/01/2020