Social work and related services

Tender description

Tenders are invited for inclusion on the framework for provision of Community Based Day Opportunities for Customers 16+ Years. Service Providers of the framework will offer a programme of meaningful, stimulating community based day opportunities for people of 16 years and over in two main groups: — People with profound, multiple learning disabilities and complex communication and health needs. — People with Autism, Complex Communication needs and behaviours which may challenge. Service Providers will provide support and where required, personal care based on assessed needs in a way that suits the Customers needs and preferences. Customers may have complex needs, those with a learning disability and/or autism and with mental health difficulties. Some may have behaviours that are at times considered to ‘challenge’. Call-off contracts can be awarded by the Authority or the Customer (end user). Ref: TD1214 Tenders are invited for inclusion on the framework for provision of Community Based Day Opportunities for Customers 16+ Years. Service Providers of the framework will offer a programme of meaningful, stimulating community based day opportunities for people of 16 years and over in two main groups: — People with profound, multiple learning disabilities and complex communication and health needs. — People with Autism, Complex Communication needs and behaviours which may challenge. Service Providers will provide support and where required, personal care based on assessed needs in a way that suits the Customers’ needs and preferences. Customers may have complex needs, those with a learning disability and/or autism and with mental health difficulties. Some may have behaviours that are at times considered to ‘challenge’. Call-off contracts can be awarded by the Authority or the Customers (end user). It is envisaged that Derby City Council will be the principal user of the Framework, however the Council wishes to encourage the culture of direct payments and over time the principal users may become the Customers. The Authority also reserves the right to use other procurement routes for some specific requirements. There is no guarantee given as to the quantity or regularity of call off contracts to be made. For these reasons, no guarantees of business value or volume can be given. Service Providers will have to form their own views as to the potential for such an arrangement. This process is being run under the 'Light Touch Regime' in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (regulations 74-77). Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in this contract. Anticipated start date is 1st November 2017. The initial contract period is for 12 months, with an option to extend annually for another two years (maximum term of 3 years in total). Operation of the Framework The Authority or Customers will be permitted to use the Framework in a number of ways by ‘calling off, or by re-opening competition and running a ‘further competition’ exercise amongst Service Providers party to the Framework. The Authority / Customers wishing to procure services via the Framework will normally do so in one of the two following ways: 1. By Direct Award. 2. By Conducting a Further Competition. Further details are provided in the tender documentation. Procurement Evaluation Process: The procurement process adopted by Derby City Council is based on the flexibility provided by the Light Touch Regime (Regulation s74 to 77) tendering procedure as detailed in the Public Contract Regulations 2015. In brief, the process will be as follows: — All organisations expressing an interest in the Framework Agreement have been sent an invitation to tender document. — An initial examination will be made to establish the completeness of submitted tenders. The Authority reserves the right to disqualify any tender submission which is incomplete. — Complete tender returns will initially be evaluated to ensure that all the stated essential qualifying criteria will be met via a suitability assessment questionnaire.. — All tender returns which meet the essential qualifying criteria will be evaluated in full against the award criteria — which is 100 % based on quality.