Official UK procurement notice
Short Breaks - Respite at home and in a Community Setting Framework - Re-opening of Framework CC11527
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWLHSCP are re-opening the flexible framework for the Short Breaks (Respite) at Home and in the Community (CC11527) to support and sustain the caring relationship and in doing so meet the needs, expectations and outcomes sought for both the cared-for person and their carer. This is with a view to enabling the carer to have a break whilst at the same time enabling the person requiring care to remain at home avoiding or delaying the need for possible admission to an alternative care environment or the need for increased levels of intervention wherever possible.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£750,000
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 (7)
- Service Delivery: 15%
- Quality Assurance: 15%
- Implementation Plan: 10%
- Safeguarding: 15%
- Staffing: 15%
- Workforce Matters: 15%
- Service User Engagement and Feedback: 15%
Published award criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 15
- Quality Assurance: 15
- Implementation Plan: 10
- Service User Engagement and Feedback: 15
- Safeguarding: 15
- Staffing: 15
- Workforce Matters: 15
- Price: 0
This will be a Flexible Framework.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- This Framework is above the LTR threshold and will be advertised as an Open tender with the flexibility of LTR used to have a Flexible Framework, which may be opened annually at WLC discretion. The provider of the service is required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate and to be fully compliant with the Health and Social Care Standards. Minimum levels of Insurance and experience will be contained within the Invitation to Tender.
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Short Breaks - Respite at home and in a Community Setting Framework -…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Dec 2021, 10:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Feb 2024, 10:51 GMT
- Authority reference
CC12680- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005760- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03003aFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The provider of the service is required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate and to be fully compliant with the Health and Social Care Standards.
The provider must be able to meet all of the requirements contained within the Service Specification.
Publisher note: In accordance with Section 67 (5) of the PC(S) 2015 Regulations - form of a fixed price or cost on the basis of which economic operators will compete on quality criteria only whereby price is fixed at an hourly rate. Re SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts. In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3-year period. It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status. In the event that a firm does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their Tender Submission is supported by a Parent Company Guarantee. Should after review of the financial evaluation the tenderer fail, then the tender submission may be rejected. Police Scotland will be consulted with regards to Serious and Organised Crime checks. Any links to this type of activity may cause your tender to be rejected. Re: SPD 2B, complete information for all company directors, using home address. (SC Ref:758889)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Feb 2023 → 22 Feb 2024 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Feb 2024, 10:51 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2022- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2022, 11:56 BST
- Published value updated to £750,00027 Jan 2023, 14:54 GMTwas £860,000
- Status changed to active27 Jan 2023, 14:54 GMT
- Deadline moved to 28 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT27 Jan 2023, 14:54 GMT+406 days · was 18 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete22 Feb 2024, 10:51 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 005760-2024-1
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2023
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Contract 023104-2022-CC11527 - Short Breaks Respite at Home and in the Community Flexible Framework-1
- Signed
- 20 Apr 2022
- Value
- £860,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Diamond Home Assist LLPFramework contractor
- Direct care service limitedFramework contractor
- Mears Supported Living ScotlandFramework contractor
- P4C Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Wilta Health Solutions LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.