Official UK procurement notice
19 117 PROVISION OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY EQUIPMENT SERVICES
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCheshire East Borough Council in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council and NHS organisations in Cheshire, is looking to establish a singular integrated community equipment service.
The service will consist of the procurement, storage, supply, distribution, repair, collection, recycling, maintenance and refurbishment of a range of community equipment. This will be for equipment (both simple and complex) to assist daily living, and possibly in the future may include telecare/telehealth and sensory aids (including associated services).
Recognising the changing requirements in health and social care, the commissioners are seeking to purchase services through a single point of contact via a provider who has experience and expertise across the service range.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service will deliver for the following partners:Awarded
The service will deliver for the following partners:
— Cheshire East Borough Council,
— Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council,
— Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS).
Cheshire East Council is acting as Lead Commissioner for the procurement of the service.
The service will provide community equipment for adults, children and young people enabling health and Council Partners to meet their legal requirements. This will involve supply of ‘standard’ and ‘special’ items of equipment to clients on a loan basis.
The service will encompass the following areas of equipment supply:
— continuing healthcare;
— provision of pressure care mattresses;
— provision of equipment for schools and early years settings;
— Provision of paediatric equipment;
— provision of equipment for people with mental health conditions;
— allowance for individuals to purchase equipment by use of a direct payment/personal health budget.
Note: the participation and process for this tender will be via the electronic tendering portal known as 'The Chest' located at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
The expected overall contract value for the full term should range between GBP 20 000 000 and GBP 25 000 000.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 50%
- Price: 50%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2021, 11:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2021, 11:39 GMT
- Authority reference
DN461212- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003771- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029623Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council 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 scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI No 102) provides 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Auto Engineering Ltd t/a Ross Care | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003771-2021-1 · Ross Auto Engineering Ltd t/a Ross Care
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2020
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The service will deliver for the following partners: | 4bids · 4 electronic | 1 | — | £20,000,000 – £25,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £20,000,000 – £25,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilContracting authority
- NHS CHESHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire East councilReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ross Auto Engineering Ltd trading as RosscareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.