Social work services

Tender description

The London Borough of Camden sought to award up to 5 block contracts for the provision of up to 100 Nursing beds from a selection of providers under the “Light Touch” regime in line with Chapter 3, Section 7 of the public contracts Regulations 2015. Further details were in the Instructions to tender. The procurement procedure was a one-stage process, with an element of negotiation. Suppliers were given an opportunity to discuss their initial submission as part of the procurement process before submitting their final tender response. The detailed procedure for award was set out in the instructions. The London Borough of Camden (“the Authority”) sought to award up to 5 block contracts for the provision of up to 100 nursing beds from a selection of providers in and around the borough under a block contract arrangement. Providers were required to offer a minimum of 20 beds. The offer of beds could include beds occupied by Camden residents under an existing contractual arrangement. If there were different offers of more than 20 beds. Providers were made aware that there was a possibility that they could be awarded less than 20 beds. The location of the nursing care home could not exceed a journey time of 45 minutes (one way by any means of transport) with moderate traffic, as defined by Google Maps, from the following postcode N1C 4AG to the Care Home being offered. The provision had to offer permanent beds, at a rate no higher than the price stated in the form of tender. There is a need to maintain good value nursing provisions for existing Camden clients in the short to medium term whilst attempting to secure flexibility in the longer term to manage future trends. Full details of the service requirements were set out in the specification. This opportunity followed the “Light Touch” regime for “Social and Other Specific Services” in line with Chapter 3, Section 7 of the public contracts Regulations 2015. Please see instruction to tenderers for additional information. The procurement procedure was a one-stage process, with an element of negotiation. Suppliers were given an opportunity to discuss their initial submission as part of the procurement process before submitting their final tender response. The detailed procedure for award was set out in the instructions. The Invitation to Tender (ITT), Contract terms and conditions, form of tender, specification and pricing schedule and other supporting information were included in the tender pack on EU Supply for Tenderers to complete. After the deadline for returned electronic submissions has expired, the evaluation process of the submission was undertaken. Suppliers that were successful from the Selection stage were invited into the award stage and their submissions will be evaluated. Officers met with suppliers who submitted an initial bid proposal and negotiate to seek to improve both quality and price elements of the bids. Following the negotiation process tenderers submitted their final proposals against the same criteria. These were scored and providers ranked based on a weighting of price of 60 % and a quality weighting of 40 %. All providers not meeting the minimum quality requirements were excluded from the process. Contracts were awarded to the highest scoring providers. Any tender submission with a price in excess of the stated price per bed of 774,00 GBP per would have been deemed non compliant. The successful providers were notified in writing and a 10 days standstill period was initiated. After the standstill period had expired, the successful providers were confirmed in writing and the contract award notice will be issued and entered on contracts finder. II.2.5) within 90 days.