Tender: UK-Barry: health and social work services

UK-Barry: health and social work services

2012/S 19-031049

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1)
  Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Telephone: E-mail: Fax: Vale of Glamorgan Council
  Civic Offices, Holton Road
  Miss Rosalie Malcolm
  CF63 4RUBarry
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1446709767
  rmalcolm@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
  +44 1446421479

  Further information can be obtained from:For the attention of: Telephone: E-mail: Internet address: Vale of Glamorgan Council
  Dock Offices, Subway Road
  Mrs Gaynor Jones
  CF63 4RTBarry
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1446704759
  sms@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
  http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  Type of the contracting authority

  Regional or local authority

• I.3)
  Main activity

  General public services

  Social protection

• I.4)
  Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1)
  Description
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

  Supported living services.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Services

  Service category No 25: Health and social services

  Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Throughout the Vale of Glamorgan area.

  NUTS code UKL

• II.1.3)
  Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

  The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement

• II.1.5)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  The Vale of Glamorgan Council is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide supporting living services to adults with learning disabilities and/or physical/sensory impairment.

  The services will include eight (8) groups: six (6) groups with low to moderate learning disability needs and/or physical/sensory impairment and two (2) groups with high learning disabilities and/or complex care needs, including challenging behaviour.

  The services will be provided across properties which are owned by the Council or independent social landlords.

  Community Benefits do not apply to this contract.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  85000000, 85310000, 85312400

• II.1.7)
  Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

• II.1.8)
  Lots

  This contract is divided into lots: yes

  Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

• II.1.9)
  Information about variants

  Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2)
  Quantity or scope of the contract
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope:

  It is anticipated that there will be up to 29 supported living properties with existing staff workforces. TUPE may apply. Such information will be contained in the tender documents at a later stage.

  The services are intended to commence on 8th October 2012 and will run for a period of five (5) years. The Council retains the option to extend the contract for a further period of up to two (2) years. The maximum full contract term will not exceed seven (7) years.

  Companies who wish to be considered for inclusion in the tender process for this project should request a pre-qualification questionnaire from Mrs Gaynor Jones, details above. The closing date for expressions of interest is 19.3.2012.

II.2.2)
Information about options

II.2.3)
Information about renewals

• II.3)
  Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Starting 8.10.2012. Completion 7.10.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1)
  Conditions relating to the contract
• III.1.1)
  Deposits and guarantees required:

  As detailed in tender documents.

• III.1.2)
  Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

  As detailed in tender documents.

• III.1.3)
  Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

  Joint and several liability and as detailed in tender documents.

III.1.4)
Other particular conditions

• III.2)
  Conditions for participation
• III.2.1)
  Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

  (b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;

  (c) Has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;

  (d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;

  (e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial ability

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in tender documents.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

  As detailed in tender documents.

III.2.4)
Information about reserved contracts

III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

• IV.1)
  Type of procedure
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Restricted

IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  Award criteria
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

• IV.2.2)
  Information about electronic auction

  An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3)
  Administrative information
• IV.3.1)
  File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

  VOG/RM003/12

• IV.3.2)
  Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

  no

IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

• IV.3.4)
  Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

  19.3.2012

IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

• IV.3.6)
  Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

  English.

• IV.3.7)
  Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

  in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)
Information about recurrence

• VI.2)
  Information about European Union funds

  The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

• VI.3)
  Additional information

  Buy4Wales Reference Number: 28939.

• VI.4)
  Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

• VI.4.2)
  Lodging of appeals

  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Vale of Glamorgan Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from Mrs Gaynor Jones, details above.

  If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.5)
  Date of dispatch of this notice:

  26.1.2012