Official UK procurement notice
Operation Management and Staffing for Care Homes
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing. Currently the council has two 60 bed care homes which are strategically delivered through the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) delivering a range of dependency levels to older people. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care.
EHSCP will assess and refer all potential residents to the service. The Provider will be expected to accept all residents assessed as suitable for the care home unless there are significant concerns around safety of existing residents.
The opportunity includes the leasing and maintenance of the building(s) and this lease is held with the Council.
It is anticipated the annual value of both contracts will be in the region of 4,700,000 GBP. Values are subject to change.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services with accommodation
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£14,700,000 together)Lot #1North Edinburgh - CastlegreenPublished value£7,500,000
The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.
Castlegreen is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These currently include nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care. Additional information: This the covered under the light touch regime of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2South Edinburgh - North MerchistonPublished value£7,200,000
The City of Edinburgh Council seek interest from suitably qualified care home operators for the provision of operational care home management and staffing.
North Merchiston is a 60 bed care home delivering a range of dependency levels to Older People. These are currently residential, nursing, dementia, specialist dementia and complex care including palliative care and end of life care. Additional information: This service is covered under the light touch regime, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
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- Technical & professional ability
Residential care roles in the social service sector must register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). Employers have a legal responsibility to make sure all their staff are correctly registered. It is an offence to continue to employ an unregistered worker for more than six months after their start date in a role recognised for registration.
- Shortlisting
- Economic operators may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 B ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STANDING: 4B.1.1 Yearly turnover - minimum of double value general annual turnover 4B.1.4 Financial Ratios - minimum current ratio of 1.20 4B.5.1b Employer's liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000GBP 4B.5.2 Public liability insurance, limit of indemnity of not less than 10,000,000GBP 4B.5.2 Insurance which covers all activities under care including where applicable any intrusive procedures. D QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS: 4D.1 (1) Health and Safety Procedures – Confirmation of maintain Health and Safety management. 4D.1(2) Disclosure – ensure relevant staff have the appropriate disclosure check. 4D.1 (3) Registration - Registered with the Care Inspectorate.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2022, 15:29 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2022, 15:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jun 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013885- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Note an Interest in this opportunity if you are interested in being considered for this requirement. The council will be in touch with further information. The time limit to note interest in this opportunity is the 27th June 2022 at 12 noon. Any contracts may be awarded without further publication. Any Contract awarded will be subject to the Councils Terms and Conditions Long Form which will be tailored to the contract. These terms and conditions are available on the Council website at: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29803/long-form-goods-and-services NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=685924. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is unlikely that this service is to be sub contracted. This is the management of a care home and associated services. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The City of Edinburgh Council will actively engage with the successful provider to discuss and agree and ensure delivery of community benefits within the City of Edinburgh area. (SC Ref:685924)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2022 → 27 Jun 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published23 May 2022, 15:29 BST
- Submission deadline27 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionMediation body
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
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