Social and other specific services – public contracts
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract involves joint procurement
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Cambridgeshire County Council residential services for adults with a learning disability.
Reference number: DN312327
II.1.2)Main CPV code85000000 Health and social work services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Cambridgeshire County Council is commissioning residential services for adults with a learning disability.
Providers must recognise the role they play in ensuring that people with learning disabilities experience the good health and well-being necessary to live a meaningful life. Providers should be aware that there are higher incidences of long-term conditions, and other health problems, experienced by people with learning disabilities and prioritise preventative and palliative services and support to minimise potential impacts to service users.As such staff must have sufficient and appropriate training and skills to effectively engage people with learning disabilities in health promotion. The Council is trying to move towards a model that helps people to live as independently as possible at all levels of need, so the focus is on progression.
Peterborough City Council may call-off this Framework for service users they have assessed as eligible using their own criteria.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)85000000 Health and social work services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKH1 East Anglia
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Cambridgeshire County Council is setting up an Open Framework for a period of 10 years. This means that the Framework will re-open at intervals to allow for new and previously unsuccessful providers to apply to join.
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 224 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreementDuration in months: 120
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participationList and brief description of rules and criteria:
In providing the Services the Service Provider is required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and to maintain that registration throughout the Contract Period. All Service Providers must meet the ‘Fundamental Standards’ as set out in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (as amended) (the “Fundamental Standards”) and Part 4 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 (as amended). Each Service Provider must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and will be inspected as required by the CQC.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Form of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreementThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: This is an 'Open Framework', which means that it will re-open at intervals for new and previously unsuccessful providers to apply to join. This is under the 'Light Touch' provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 3, Section 7 - Social and Other Specific Services).
IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interestDate: 22/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: N/A
Town: N/A
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in Part I.1). If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where a serious breach has occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:11/12/2017
