Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
Contact person: Tom Henderson
Telephone: +44 1506281814
E-mail: tom.henderson@westlothian.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1506281325
NUTS: UKM78
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
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
Day Care Provision and Transport for Adults An Carina
Reference number: CC11449
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Supported activities and Day Care Provision and Transport for Adults at An Carina Day Care Centre
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 107 820.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM78
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Day Care Provision and Transport for 12 Adults with assessed learning disability at An Carina Day Care Centre.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Not Applicable
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Council Executive Approval - May 2021
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Reg (33)(b)(ii) of the PC(S)R15 as competition is absent for technical reasons. West Lothian Council Executive approved a Procurement Report based on this rationale in May 2021. The text from the Procurement Report is provided under Additional Information Section
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Day Care Provision and Transport for Adults at An Carina Day Centre
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Real Life Options
David Wandless House, A1 Business Park, Knottingley Road
Knottingley
WF11 0BU
UK
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:
: 557 820.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Council Executive Procurement Approval Report is provided below :
Real Life Options are contracted to provide day care provision at An Carina Day Centre and provide a high standard of supported day time opportunities, personal care and transport to 12 adults with an assessed learning disability, all of whom have critical or substantial needs.
The review of internal and external day care provision has been delayed until 2022/23 due to the impact of COVID 19. Pending the conclusion of the review it is, important to maintain the current provision to ensure stability of the available provision as well as continuity of care for both existing and potential clients to enable the review to take place and inform the strategic direction, commissioning and procurement decisions, for both internal and external day care provision in the future.
The contract value over the previous year is GBP550,000 and the value of the proposed award is GBP557,820. The aggregated value of GBP1,107,820 is above the Light Touch Regime threshold (GBP663,540). Regulation 33 (1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 allows a contracting authority to make a direct award of a public contract following a negotiated procedure without prior publication where competition is absent for technical reasons. Whilst the Council’s Standing Orders permit the Head of Corporate Services to approve the direct award, they may opt to seek approval from Council Executive. Council Executive is, therefore, requested to approve a direct award to Real Life Options for Day Care Provision for a period of 18 months from 01/10/2021 to 31/03/2023, with an estimated value of GBP557,820. The costs of the service will be met from existing Service budget.
(SC Ref:680507)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Livingston Sherriff Court
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/01/2022