Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Short Breaks for Disabled Children and Young People who have Complex Care Needs
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service is to provide over night short breaks support for children with Severe Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD).
The children are referred from 4 Local Authorities (East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, City of Edinburgh Council) and range in age from 5-18years. They all have Behavioural Support Plans and there requires to be support and advice given by a Clinical Psychologist to assist in the delivery of the support. It is expected that the staffing ratio of 2 staff to 1 child will be required to support this group of children.
The provider will need to be Care Inspectorate registered, have staff qualified at SVQ level 3 and with an HNC and have a strong management team to support staff working with this cohort of children.
The provider needs to also have a building that can accommodate single rooms for seven children along with appropriate staff facilities. This needs to be approximately within a 35 miles radius from the borders of West and East Lothian.
The building also needs to be adapted to ensure a safe and caring environment for the children – this needs to include windows and doors that are reinforced, secure furniture, a secure garden with appropriate play equipment, space for medical equipment and secure storage of medication.
CPV: Social work services
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The service is to provide over night short breaks support for children with Severe Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD). This tender process, and award of an initial 5-year contract (with 5-year extension option) will give the commissioning local authorities and families confidence in the continuity of service. It will also enable the provider to plan for the service on a long-term basis with confidence.
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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).
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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).
The Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender with 70% of the overall evaluation score given to quality and 30% of the overall evaluation score given to price (cost:quality ratio).
- Shortlisting
- Economic and Financial Standing: Minimum level(s) of standards required: - A minimum “general” annual turnover of 1.9M GBP for each of the last two financial years. - A current ratio of at least 1.20 in each of the last two financial years.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 24 Mar 2021, 17:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
- Authority reference
CT2755- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006067- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The following insurances are required as part of this contract: (a) public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than 10,000,000 GBP in relation to any one claim or series of claims; (b) employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000 GBP or such higher amount as may be in accordance with any legal requirement for the time being in force in relation to any one claim or series of claims; (c) professional indemnity insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than 5,000,000 GBP in relation to any one claim or series of claims and shall ensure that all professional consultants or Sub-Contractors involved in the provision of the Services hold and maintain appropriate cover; (SC Ref:648748)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Mar 2021 → 26 Apr 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published25 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
- Submission deadline26 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled25 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Lothian CouncilContracting authority
- Midlothian CouncilContracting authority
- West Lothian CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.