Contract notice
Directive 2014/24/EU - Public Sector Directive
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Viewpoint Housing Association
4 South Oswald Road
Edinburgh
EH9 2HG
UK
Contact person: Pamela Paton
E-mail: info@viewpoint.co.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.viewpoint.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11642
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Registered Social Landlord/Charity
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Telecare Monitoring/Response and OOH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79512000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of Telecare Monitoring/Response and Out of Hours Repairs Service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79711000
79512000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
As detailed in Appendix E - Address List of all Properties - Final
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VHA is inviting applications from suitably experienced and skilled organisations to provide our tenants with a quality telecare alarm monitoring and response service and Out of Hours emergency repair and response service across our housing types.
The telecare service will include the monitoring of core alarms and linked peripheral devices such as pull cord activation, smoke and fire detection, door entry systems and movement sensors across our housing types of Enhanced Sheltered, Sheltered, Alarmed, Amenity and Retirement Housing as well as an appropriate and timely response to all alarms raised.
The Out of Hours emergency repair and response service will handle emergency repair calls outwith office hours across all of our housing types, logging repairs and co-ordinating with contractors to ensure repairs are responded to within VHA repair compliance timeframes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion: Cost of Service
/ Weighting: 40%
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:
The contract will last for three years from 1 June 2022 to 31st May 2025; with the possibility of a further two single year extensions through to 31st May 2027. The extension of the contract will be at the discretion of VHA Executive Management Team and subject to meeting the performance requirements within the key performance indicators. Please refer to Appendix F for more detail.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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:
As outlined in the attached VHA ITT- Telecare OOH Service 2022-2027 - Final
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
As outlined in the attached VHA ITT- Telecare OOH Service 2022-2027 - Final
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As outlined in the attached Appendix F - Key Performance Indicators - Final
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/03/2022
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:
03/03/2022
Local time: 12:00
Place:
VHA Head Office
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
VHA Senior Officer
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
36 or 48 or 60 months
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
Please ensure that you comprehensively read and understand the attached "VHA ITT- Telecare OOH Service 2022-2027 - Final" document and all other associated documents, in particular in connection with the Global Questions Pass or Fail requirements and you complete and return all the required evidence in the required format the price schedule as requested in Excel.
The SPD process is attached via Section E. Global Question for All Selection Criteria. The criteria on the SPD are PASS or FAIL. You will pass the SPD Global Questions by completing and meeting all the criteria a set out in the attached. If you fail to provide all the required and requested information as below you will FAIL the SPD and in turn the Tender Requirements and you will be disqualified from the tender process.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=681225.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:681225)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2022