Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Moray Council
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
UK
Telephone: +44 1343563137
E-mail: procurement@moray.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.moray.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00160
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.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
180939 Short Break Services for Children with a Disability
Reference number: 180939
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Moray Council is looking to contract with a provider for a short break service for children and young people with disabilities in Moray.
This contract will cover three delivery areas;
-Day care
-Overnight short breaks
-Support to access community groups / events
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
85312120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM62
Main site or place of performance:
Moray
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Moray Council is looking to contract with a provider for a short break service for children and young people with disabilities in Moray.
This contract will cover three delivery areas;
-Day care
-Overnight short breaks
-Support to access community groups / events
The service will be made available in Moray for children and young people with disabilities up to the day before their 18th birthday or their school leaving date if this is after their 18th birthday, to align with transition to adult services.
The criteria for this service is children / young people who have;
-Moderate / severe learning disability where they are functioning at a substantially lower than expected level for his / her chronological age
-And / or severe physical impairment
-Autistic spectrum disorder
-With a moderate / severe learning or physical disability
-Sensory impairment
-With one or more of the above
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Service Implementation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Aims, Objective & Outcomes
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: support to Access Community Based Services
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Communication
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Invoice Detail
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Volume
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Added Volume
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
1 - The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated
2 - Requirement - Other economic or financial
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
1 - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5m GBP
Public Liability: 5m GBP
2 - The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
Where the operator is not able to make such a conformation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
A minimum of 1 example of service of a similar nature and scale
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/11/2023
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/11/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25474. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Elgin Sheriff Court
Elgin
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/10/2023