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Services - 167777-2017
04/05/2017    S86

United Kingdom-Oldbury: Residential nursing care services

2017/S 086-167777

Prior information notice

This notice aims at reducing time limits for receipt of tenders

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Postal address: The Council House
Town: Oldbury
NUTS code: UKG34 Dudley and Sandwell
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Richard Lowe
E-mail: Richard_lowe@sandwell.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Official name: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Postal address: the Council House
Town: Oldbury
NUTS code: UKG34 Dudley and Sandwell
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: richard_lowe@sandwell.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
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:

Step Down Step up beds Adult Social Care.

Reference number: 0053
II.1.2)Main CPV code
85144100 Residential nursing care services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Provision of between 15 to 18 Step Down Step Up beds with GP cover within one location in Sandwell to provide an intermediate care step up step down service for citizens of 65 years and over who are on a social care pathway. Aims to ensure the safe discharge of patients from acute and non-acute NHS settings, provide short-term reablement programmes, prevent delayed transfers of care, provide nursing for patients with dementia. Service will be of a maximum of 6 week in duration per individual.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 330 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85144100 Residential nursing care services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKG34 Dudley and Sandwell
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

A contract notice will be issued on or around the 19.6.2017 via the Sandwell Intend e-procurement system. Interested parties should register at in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc. The tender period will be at least 15 days and an open procedure will be followed. We anticipate contracting with a suitably qualified provider for 15 to 18 beds and potentially the wrap around support services in one location in Sandwell. The contract will be for 6 months from 1.10.2017 with options to extend by up to 24 months if this proves necessary with the agreement of the contractor.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 6
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
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
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
19/06/2017

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.5)Scheduled date for start of award procedures:
27/07/2017

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Postal address: The Council House
Town: Oldbury
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Postal address: The Council House
Town: Oldbury
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Sandwell MBC will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Sandwell MBC
Town: Oldbury
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
02/05/2017