Official UK procurement notice
2021-43 Community Link Workers Service
Authority: West Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Dunbartonshire Council and The Health and Social Care Partnership Service (WDHSCP) wish to tender a requirement for a Community Link Workers Service to be delivered throughout the West Dunbartonshire Council geographical region. The service will be delivered in partnership with GP Practices, WD HSCP and the successful provider who will have experience and knowledge of delivering services to people who may be experiencing complex social circumstances.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1West Dunbartonshire Council, whose service delivery is carried out by West…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,264,910
West Dunbartonshire Council, whose service delivery is carried out by West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP), “the Council”, seeks to appoint “the Provider” to develop a “Community Link Workers Service” which will be provided within GP Practices or hubs across West Dunbartonshire to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
The Council strategic commissioning outcomes reflect the commitment to the safety and protection of the most vulnerable people within its care and within the wider communities. The Council integrated approach to service delivery across community health and care, as well as third sector providers, aims to deliver effective and targeted specialist services to support safe, strong and involved communities. The Provider will deliver the Service Specification to meet Council requirements.
The aim of the Service is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care. Also to provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of Service Users registered with a GP Practice within the West Dunbartonshire geographical area.
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 (6)
- Quality: 35%
- Specification: 24.5%
- Fair Working Practices: 0.7%
- Cost: 2.8%
- price: 30%
- Social Benefits: 7%
Published award criteria (6)
- Cost: 2.8
- Quality: 35
- Specification: 24.5
- Social Benefits: 7
- Fair Working Practices: 0.7
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
The Service Provider and Community Link Workers will be expected to adhere to the Code of Practice for Employers of Social Prescribing Link Workers and Social Prescribing Link Workers:
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: With reference to SPD (Scotland) Question Reference 4B.1.1 & 4B.2.1: Turnover – The bidder must demonstrate an annual turnover for each of the two previous years of greater than or equal to the annual value of contract on offer. With reference to SPD (Scotland) Question Reference…
- Price carries 32.8 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Jan 2021, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2021, 13:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
2021-43, Project 17584- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012440- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d6eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Only tenderers that pass the following Compliance and Acceptance requirements of the ITT will proceed to the evaluation of quality and cost: Completion of SPD (Scotland), ITT Evaluation Criteria: Technical Total Price Confidentiality – Confidential Information, Freedom of Information and Data Protection responsibilities as detailed in Terms and Conditions for Goods and Services Clause 17. Social benefits commitments will form part of the award criteria and will be evaluated. Delivery of committed social benefits will be monitored throughout the contract lifetime. With reference to SPD (Scotland) Question Reference 2B: Complete information for all company directors, using home address. Please note that all of these documents must be signed by an authorised signatory and uploaded to PCS-T as part of the tender submission: 1. WD04 Parent Company Guarantee (if required) 2. WD05 Non Collusion Certificate 3. WD07 Certificate of Non-Canvassing 4. WD08 FOI Declaration 5. WD18 Declaration The following documents must also be completed and uploaded to PCS-T as part of the tender submission: 6. WD09 WDC Financial Vetting Questionnaire 7. WD10 Technical or Professional Capability 8. WD15 Police Scotland Checks 9. WD19 Social Benefits Matrix The above constitutes tender selection criteria. Failure to respond will result in exclusion from the tender. With reference to information sharing with Police Scotland, bidders will be required to confirm acceptance to sharing company director’s details at preferred bidder’s status. The Most Economically Advantageous Tender will be awarded. AWARD CRITERIA: Quality: 70% - Cost 2.8% - Quality 35% - Service/Specification 24.5% - Social Benefits 7% - Fair Working 0.7% Price: 30% The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 17584. For more information see: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:655447)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Mar 2021 → 3 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Jun 2021, 13:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2021, 13:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland | £2,255,758 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012440-2021-2021-43 Community Link Workers Service-1 · The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
- Signed
- 10 May 2021
- Value
- £2,255,758
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Health and Social Care Alliance ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.