Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire County Council
11th Floor, New County Offices, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YU
UK
Contact person: Miss Emily Everton
Telephone: +44 1296382018
E-mail: eeverton@buckscc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
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
Tender for the Provision of an Integrated Carers Support Service
Reference number: DN372638
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74’
Buckinghamshire County Council and the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group wish to commission an all age integrated carers support service. The carers’ support service will compliment and reflect the wider health and wellbeing agenda of promoting a strengths based approach, which focuses on building resilience and wellbeing to create stronger communities. The service will need to work flexibly to provide a range of services across Buckinghamshire in order to meet the differing needs of carers aged from 5 years plus. The service required is to cover carers of all ages and potential providers will need to be aware that there are different needs amongst carers which will require the provider to have specialist knowledge and skills.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 456 415.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74’
Buckinghamshire County Council and the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group wish to commission an all age integrated carers support service. The carers’ support service will compliment and reflect the wider health and wellbeing agenda of promoting a strengths based approach, which focuses on building resilience and wellbeing to create stronger communities. The service will need to work flexibly to provide a range of services across Buckinghamshire in order to meet the differing needs of carers aged from 5 years plus. The service required is to cover carers of all ages and potential providers will need to be aware that there are different needs amongst carers which will require the provider to have specialist knowledge and skills.
The successful provider will be expected to work in partnership with health, social care services and the voluntary and community sector to provide a holistic approach to supporting carers within Buckinghamshire.
The contract start date is 1.4.2019. The contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for 2 years, subject to availability of funding and performance.
The budget for this service is 821 161 GBP per annum.
Transfer of Undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website:
www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on Monday 3.12.2018. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
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) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 212-486806
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN372638
Title: Tender for the Provision of an Integrated Carers Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carers Trust Bucks and Milton Keynes
Ardenham Court, Oxford Road
Aylesbury
HP19 8HT
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.carersbucks.org/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 456 415.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Buckinghamshire County Council
Aylesbury
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2019