Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Contact person: Anna Penman
E-mail: anna.penman@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
Operation Management and Staffing for Care Homes
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing. Currently the council has two 60 bed care homes which are strategically delivered through the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) delivering a range of dependency levels to older people. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care.
EHSCP will assess and refer all potential residents to the service. The Provider will be expected to accept all residents assessed as suitable for the care home unless there are significant concerns around safety of existing residents.
The opportunity includes the leasing and maintenance of the building(s) and this lease is held with the Council.
It is anticipated the annual value of both contracts will be in the region of 4,700,000 GBP. Values are subject to change.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North Edinburgh - Castlegreen
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.
Castlegreen is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These currently include nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care.
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
This the covered under the light touch regime of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
South Edinburgh - North Merchiston
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.
North Merchiston is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care.
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
This service is covered under the light touch regime, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Procedure involving negotiations
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 022-190475
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: North Edinburgh - Castlegreen
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: South Edinburgh - North Merchiston
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Note an Interest in this opportunity if you are interested in being considered for this requirement. The council will be in touch with further information. The time limit to note interest in this opportunity is the 27th June 2022 at 12 noon.
Any contracts may be awarded without further publication.
Any Contract awarded will be subject to the Councils Terms and Conditions Long Form which will be tailored to the contract. These terms and conditions are available on the Council website at: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29803/long-form-goods-and-services
(SC Ref:725956)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2023