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Published 15 Dec 2021, 10:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Recovery Community Service in Inverclyde

Official notice

Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£497,894published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2022awarded 4 Mar 2022
Awarded to Inverclyde Community Care Forum (Your Voice)
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2023 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Inverclyde Council operates a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) together with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Inverclyde Council requires the Provider to develop an Inverclyde wide recovery community across Inverclyde that includes personalised and collective support for adults with alcohol and drug dependency issues. The support must be provided seven days per week, 52 weeks per year, including a skeleton service during public holidays.

  • Recurrence: Inverclyde Council reserves the right to extend this contract for a further year from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024 subject to budget availability and satisfactory performance.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This Invitation to Tender is for The Provision of a Recovery Community Service in…AwardedRenewal 1 yr

This Invitation to Tender is for The Provision of a Recovery Community Service in Inverclyde as detailed in the Service Specification

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023 (1 yr)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery: 12%
  • Staffing Management and Expertise: 12%
  • Outcomes and Reporting: 11%
  • Fair Work First: 3%
  • Community Benefits: 2%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery: 12
  • Staffing Management and Expertise: 12
  • Outcomes and Reporting: 11
  • Fair Work First: 3
  • Community Benefits: 2
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:

    (a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).

    OR

    (b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).

    PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:

    APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.

    You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.

    Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.

    If you are unable to provide …

    Minimum: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5M GBP Public Liability: 5M GBP (with no inner limit for abuse claims) Data Protection/Cyber…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver a Recovery Community Service. The examples provided must be of a similar size and nature to this contract opportunity.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · 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

Yes · Inverclyde Council reserves the right to extend this contract for a further year from 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024 subject to budget availability and satisfactory performance.

First published
15 Dec 2021, 10:55 GMT
Last source update
17 May 2022, 14:34 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
CP0432/HSCP
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012859
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM83)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030161 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. ** SPD 4C – QUALIFICATIONS Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications - Recovery Coordinator will hold a relevant degree / professional qualification such as Social Work / Alcohol and Drugs or have extensive experience in a management role (three years minimum). The Peer Support staff will have experience of a peer support role / a relevant SQA qualification for example in Drugs and Alcohol; and those involved in the initial sessional Peer Support role will have a minimum of volunteering experience and active involvement in supporting recovery and have been in recovery for a minimum of three years. ** SPD 4C – SUBCONTRACTING Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. ** SPD 4D - QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") HEALTH AND SAFETY If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum, then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") ** SPD 4D - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (For information purposes only) If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") (SC Ref:693669)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

21 Jan 2022 → 17 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 May 2022, 14:34 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    16 Dec 2021, 16:25 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    17 May 2022, 14:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £497,8941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Inverclyde Community Care Forum (Your Voice)SME£497,894 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Inverclyde Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square, Greenock, Scotland, PA15 1LXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Greenock

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.