Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe first strand Service is a short term rehabilitation, reablement and assessment service for Service Users at risk of requiring long term residential/nursing care or to prevent hospitalisation. The second strand is to promptly facilitate the discharge from hospital of in-patients or those presenting for emergency care who have been assessed as clinically fit for discharge but who may, following a further home based assessment, be found to have a need for reablement or rehabilitation and a requirement for short term or longer term support in order to remain at home.
In both cases the Provider will work closely with the Service User, family carers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, other health professionals and known community networks to facilitate a support plan that allows Service Users to remain within their homes.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services/made
CPV: Health and social work services · Home-help services · Social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service which must be met by providers…
The provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service which must be met by providers who wish to contract to provide the Service for Service Users resident in the Falkirk Council area. There are two main strands to the Service being specified. The first strand Service is a short term rehabilitation, reablement and assessment service for Service Users at risk of requiring long term residential/nursing care or to prevent hospitalisation. The second strand is to promptly facilitate the discharge from hospital of in-patients or those presenting for emergency care who have been assessed as clinically fit for discharge but who may, following a further home based assessment, be found to have a need for reablement or rehabilitation and a requirement for short term or longer term support in order to remain at home.
In both cases the Provider will work closely with the Service User, family carers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, other health professionals and known community networks to facilitate a support plan that allows Service Users to remain within their homes. The Provider will participate in regular multi disciplinary meetings which will focus on the shared goals of maintaining the Service User within their home setting and of undertaking a robust assessment of any longer term supports which may be needed by the Service User. Additional information: Following the initial 12 month period, the Council may decide to extend for a further 12 month period.
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).
As detailed in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Registration with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council in accordance with Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 as
amended.
Bidders should provide Registration number(s) etc at Section 4A.2 in the SPD.
- Shortlisting
- Registration with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council in accordance with Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.
- “Provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2022, 16:15 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2022, 12:34 BST
- Authority reference
SW/032/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024627- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0329d3Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
It is expected the successful Provider will have and maintain a Care Inspectorate rating of Good or above in the themed area of Quality of Care & Support.
SPD 4B.5.1 & 4B.5.2. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, as a minimum the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP
Professional Indemnity = 5 000 000 GBP
Medical Malpractice = 5 000 000 GBP
See VI.3 Additional Information.
Publisher note: SPD 4B.6 the Authority will obtain a risk report provided independently by Creditsafe. In the event that a company is determined to have a risk failure rating of 30 and under, i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of business failure, the submission may not be considered further. We may look to obtain further information in relation to the tenderer’s financial status to evidence that the company is financially viable such as bank references. The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations. SPPN 7/2021 Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants (SC Ref:705592)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 6 May 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 May 2022 → 2 Sept 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 May 2022, 11:00 BST
- Notice published2 Sept 2022, 12:34 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Apr 2022- Deadline moved to 6 May 2022, 11:00 BST13 Apr 2022, 10:21 BST+15 days · was 21 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2022, 12:34 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 21 Apr 2022 | 6 May 2022 | +15 d |
Allowing more time for return of submissions.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 024627-2022-1
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2022
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Avenue Care ServicesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.