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Provision of a Children's Support at Home Service

Provision of a Children's Support at Home Service has been closed on 28 Feb 2022. It no longer accepts any bids. For further information, you can contact the Falkirk Council

Bellow, you can find more information about this project:

Location: United Kingdom

General information

Donor:

Falkirk Council

Industry:

Pharmaceutical & Medical

Construction & Engineering

Consumer Goods & Services

Status:

Closed

Timeline

Published:

01 Feb 2022

Deadline:

28 Feb 2022

Value:

1600000

Contacts

Phone:

+44 1324506566

Email: [email protected]

Description

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB439273

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU - Public Sector Directive

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Falkirk Council

Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street

Falkirk

FK1 5RS

Telephone: +44 1324506566

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM76

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184

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

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

www.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

Provision of a Children's Support at Home Service

Reference number: CS/005/22

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85300000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Council seeks to commission a flexible, responsive and consistently high quality service. Providers shall have the capability to work with children and young people, between the ages of 0 and 18 years, where there is an identified need to provide a flexible Support at Home service to the individual child or their parents/carers within the home environment or in the community. The Framework will run for a period of 2 years from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024, with the option to extend up to a further 36 months. Bidders may bid for one or all Lots.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 600 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Support at Home

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85310000

85311300

85320000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM76

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Providers shall have the capability to work in partnership with families to support daily routines and ensure children’s needs are met at

home. The services provided should be flexible, responsive and consistently to a high quality standard with the outcomes identified in the

Child’ Plan being central to all discussions and the decision making process. In order to deliver individual outcomes Providers are expected

to work with the Team Around the Child and share information appropriately with the child, family and Lead Professional.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Complex Support at Home

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85310000

85311300

85311200

85320000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM76

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council seeks to commission flexible, responsive and consistently high quality services. Providers shall have the capability to work

with children & young people with complex health needs as a result of disability, between the ages of 0 and 18 years. Service Users may

have a range of support needs including specific support requirements attributed to physical disability, learning disability, mental health

difficulties, sensory impairment, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Providers shall have the ability to work

with Service Users who may be reluctant to engage.

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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

Registration with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council in accordance with Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.

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:

Registration with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council in accordance with Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 as amended.

Bidders should provide Registration number(s) etc at Section 4A.2 in the SPD.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

It is expected that successful Providers will have and maintain a Care Inspectorate rating of Good or above in the themed area of Quality of Care & Support.

It is a requirement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the following types/levels of insurance as a minimum:

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10M GBP

Public Liability Insurance = 10M GBP

Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5M GBP

Medical Malpractice - 5M GBP

SPD 4B.6 Where the credit score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless satisfactory information is provided that gives assurances regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the Framework.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: SPPN 7/2021

IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:

Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made

IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:

As detailed in the tender documentation

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 28/02/2022

Local time: 11:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

Section VI: Complementary information

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

The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to

the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the

requirements of section 7 of the Regulations.

SPPN 7/2021

Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants

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=677317.

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.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

As detailed in the tender documentation

(SC Ref:677317)