Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Contact person: Nigel Denton — Procurement Manager
Telephone: +44 1743252992
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Shropshire Council is purchasing on behalf of itself and any wholly owned local authority company or other entity that is deemed to be a contracting authority by virtue of the Council’s involvement
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Telephone: +44 1743252993
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
AMCV 279 — Shared Lives Service
Reference number: AMCV 279
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a contract award notice for a Shared Lives service to operate from 1.12.2019.
Shared lives care offers people an alternative and highly flexible form of accommodation and/or care or support inside or outside the shared lives carer’s home. shared lives arrangements are set up and supported by shared lives schemes and the care and accommodation people receive is provided by individuals, couples or families in the local community. This enables people taking up a shared lives opportunity and the shared lives carer/s to enjoy shared activities and life experiences.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG22
Main site or place of performance:
Shropshire CC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a contract award notice for a shared lives service from 1.12.2019.
Shared lives care offers people an alternative and highly flexible form of accommodation and/or care or support inside or outside the shared lives carer’s home. Shared lives arrangements are set up and supported by shared lives schemes and the care and accommodation people receive is provided by individuals, couples or families in the local community. This enables people taking up a shared lives opportunity and the shared lives carer/s to enjoy shared activities and life experiences.
The Council currently funds 41 permanent placements and 43 respite placements in the administrative area of Shropshire plus 5 placements which are outside of the administrative area of Shropshire as follows:
— 2 in Leighton, Welshpool,
— 2 in Leintwardine,
— 1 in Prestatyn.
The current provider has 34 shared lives carers supporting Shropshire permanent placements, 15 of whom offer respite and a further 25 carers who offer respite placements.
These figures may have changed by the commencement of the new contract.
The Council is seeking an experienced, quality provider which is able to deliver this service and also develop it to include short term hospital discharge and home sharing – tenderers are advised to read Schedule 1 of the form of contract for further information on these additional areas of the service.
Contract and price:
The contract will be for an initial 5-year period with potential to extend for a further 5 years.
The maximum funding available for this service is 147 000 GBP per annum and bids over this price will not be accepted.
Tenderers should note the additional payments schedule in the form of contract which details how additional payments can be received for developing the service.
The price will not be subject to a payment review to take into account the Council’s allocated inflationary uplift until April 2021.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: 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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B2T42566RC
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 150-370016
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/09/2019
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: 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
Bethphage
8 Longbow Close, Harlescott Lane
Shrewsbury
SY1 3GZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1743252993
NUTS: UKG22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=429725696
Go reference: GO-2019925-PRO-15404148
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Telephone: +44 1743252993
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.shropshire.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Shropshire Counil
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Telephone: +44 1743252993
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.shropshie.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Telephone: +44 1743252993
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.shropshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2019