South Ayrshire Council

County Buildings, Wellington Square

Ayr

KA7 1DR

UK

Telephone: +44 3001230900

E-mail: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM94

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

South Ayrshire Council is seeking interest from Service Providers of Supported Living and Personal Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities. The aim of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to identify Service Providers who would be interested in bidding for a proposed future tender process for this requirement.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Service Providers must be appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate with an approved registration for the client group that Service Providers shall be supporting with the relevant Regulatory Bodies and the Care Inspectorate in terms of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is required of all Service Providers for:

- Support Service – Care at Home

- Housing Support Services

Evidence for this requirement will be requested at the “Request for Documentation” Stage.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Insurances:

Employers Liability Insurance (Compulsory) = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.

Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims.

Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third-Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.

Evidence for insurance requirements will be requested at the “Request For Documentation” Stage.

Documentation requested for the above insurances will include the names of insurers, policy numbers, expiry dates, limits of any one incident, annual aggregate caps, excesses and claims handling procedures.

Financial Standing:

The Council will access a Creditsafe report for a Tenderer’s organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing.

In the event that this analysis is unavailable or unsatisfactory the Council will request the following information below:

A copy of the organisation’s audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years, along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.

OR

A statement of the organisation's turnover; profit and cash flow for the most recent full year of trading or where a full year trading has not been completed the same information for the period applicable. NOTE if this information is not available in an audited format Tenderers may be required to provide an end of period balance sheet or make the response specified below.

OR

If Tenderers are unable to provide the information requested above, they may be required to provide additional information and documentation that will give the Authority the assurance that they are capable of carrying out any subsequent awarded contract. For example, a statement of their organisation's cash flow forecast for the current year and a letter from the organisation's bank outlining the current cash and credit position or other alternative means of demonstrating financial standing.

Once the Council has received and considered such financial information as is made available in line with the requirements above, the Council shall have discretion to ask Tenderers to provide either a parent company guarantee and/or a guarantee from an agreed financial institution as it considers appropriate (acting reasonably).

In the event that additional measures are requested, the Council shall, in its sole discretion, determine the terms of those measures that it deems as acceptable. If Tenderers cannot provide measures to the satisfaction of the Council then their submission may be rejected.

Evidence for this requirement may be requested at the “Request for Documentation” Stage.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Tenderers will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements for the Flexible Framework Agreement for Supported Living and Personal Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities. The below requirements will be requested at the “Request for Documentation” Stage:

Two (2) examples of the provision of similar services may be requested and must be from within the last 3 years for goods and services and within the last 5 years of work contracts.

If Tenderers are unable to provide two (2) examples the tenderer may be required to explain why examples cannot be provided.

Tenderers may also be required to provide:

Technical Confirmation

If available, copies of completion certificates or customers' written declaration which validates the examples you have provided.

Guidance

If you cannot provide certificates or customer declarations the Authority may choose to contact customers cited directly in order to validate the experience examples you have provided without any further reference to you.

III.2.1) Information about a particular profession

Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

It is a requirement of this procurement that Service Providers and their Staff ensure the accreditation requirements for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has taken place within the required timescales.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Please refer to Procurement documents

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-021169

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/02/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15/02/2024

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body