Official UK procurement notice
Carers Services for Reading and West Berkshire as commissioning partners
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Reading Borough Council is operating as the lead commissioning authority in this procurement partnership with the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group, Brighter Futures for Children and West Berkshire Council. Lot 1 – Carers' Breaks - Replacement care (respite) services £60,000 (Reading Borough Council only)Lot 2 – Carers’ Information Advice and Support. Published lot titles: Carers Services for Reading Borough Council & West Berkshire as commissioning partners; Carers Services for Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire as commissioning partners.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionReading Borough Council is operating as the lead commissioning authority in this procurement partnership with the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group, Brighter Futures for Children and West Berkshire Council. Lot 1 – Carers' Breaks - Replacement care (respite) services £60,000 (Reading Borough Council only)Lot 2 – Carers’ Information Advice and Support. To meet Care Act 2014 statutory obligations. Reading Borough Council £70,000 and West Berkshire Council £47,530pa Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group £50,000pa for both West Berkshire Council and Reading Borough Council demographic areas As part of Lot 2- Reading Borough Council and Brighter Futures for Children will fund an additional £30,000pa for the provider to deliver Adult Social Care and Children and Families, Statutory function, Carers’ assessments only for RBC and BFfC only Brighter Futures for Children contribute £15,000pa Reading Borough Council contribute £15,000pa
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£772,590 together)Applies to lots 1, 2.
Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council`s e-tendering portal at: in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗ and complete as instructed. The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council`s e-tendering portal. Please note: you must register your interest via the Council`s e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council`s e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions; it is the organisation`s responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, Bidders should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly, as the Council`s e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Bidders should also check that their organisation`s details are correct and kept up to date. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: support@in-tend.co.uk, telephone number +44 8442728810.
Lot #1Carers Services for Reading Borough Council & West Berkshire as commissioning partnersPublished value£180,000
Lot #2Carers Services for Reading Borough Council and West Berkshire as commissioning partnersPublished value£592,590
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
- Closed
- 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
- 28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
RBC 00001310- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017679- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034bb5Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The relevant deadlines depend on the specific nature of the remedies required and are defined in Regulations 93 & 94 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Timeline
28 Jun 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published28 Jun 2022, 18:14 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- West Berkshire CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body
- The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria