Health and social work services

Tender description

Kirklees Council (‘the Council’) wishes to commission a service to provide carers’ breaks and emergency carers breaks within the Kirklees area. This will be achieved by the provision of a service delivered to the person the carer cares for (‘Cared-for-Person’ or ‘Service User’). The tender will be divided into 2 lots: Lot 1: Carers' Breaks Service: the aim of this service will be to provide opportunities for eligible carers to experience a break by taking over their caring role and providing support directly to the cared-for person allowing the carer to achieve their identified outcomes; Lot 2: Short Notice Emergency Carer Breaks: the aim of this service is to provide emergency carer breaks at short notice, to reduce pressure on carers when they are struggling to continue with their caring role. Due to the anticipated value of the service, the contract will be awarded by a process akin to the competitive procedure with negotiation without further publication of a call for competition. Invitations to tender will be advertised and managed through the regional procurement portal, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1) of this Notice (www.yortender.co.uk). Interested economic operators for the service must express their interest in this opportunity via YORtender, by downloading the documentation and submitting their full tender response by the deadline detailed at Section lV.2.2) of this notice. Bidders should submit both their completed Selection questionnaires (SQ) and supplier submission document (full tender response) together by the deadline for initial tenders. Bidders should note that their tender responses will only be evaluated substantively once suitability of the bidders has been assessed in accordance with the selection criteria and minimum levels of suitability, as detailed in the SQ. Bidders who fail to satisfy the minimum requirements stipulated in the SQ will be eliminated from the process at this stage and their tender response will not be subject to further evaluation. In order to identify the most economically advantageous tender which best meets the Council’s requirements the Council may elect to either: — award the contract following the evaluation period without carrying out a negotiation period; or, — commence the negotiation period and enter into negotiations with the bidders who have submitted tenders in order to improve the content of those tenders. The Council reserves the right to only negotiate with the top three (3) scoring tenderers following evaluation of the initial tenders. Kirklees Council (‘the Council’) wishes to commission a service to provide carers’ breaks within the Kirklees area. This will be achieved by the provision of a service delivered to the person the carer cares for (‘Cared-for-Person’ or ‘Service User’). For the purpose of this service specification a carer is someone who provides unpaid care support to a person or people of any age (i.e. adult or child) resident in the Kirklees administrative area requiring support because of physical disability; mental ill health; autism spectrum condition, sensory impairment; substance misuse; long-term condition; learning disability; or illness/problems usually associated with getting older for example frailty or dementia. The service will provide opportunities for eligible carers to experience a break by taking over their caring role and providing support directly to the cared-for-person allowing the carer to achieve their identified outcomes. The contract is expected to commence on 1.4.2020 and expire on 31.3.2025, with an option to extend for a further period, or for successive periods, up to 31.3.2030. The service is likely to be subject to the implications of the acquired rights directive EU2001/23/EC and the transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (as amended) (‘TUPE’). However it is a matter for the economic operators to determine for themselves whether or not TUPE applies, and it is strongly recommended by the contracting authority that economic operators seek their own independent professional advice (including any legal, financial or actuarial advice) in this respect in order to fully understand the potential consequences of TUPE before compiling and submitting their tender. Some high level anonymised TUPE liability information is available from the contracting authority on receipt of a signed NDA, refer to the information and instructions document. Due to the anticipated value of the service, the contract will be awarded by a process akin to the competitive procedure with negotiation without further publication of a call for competition. Invitations to tender will be advertised and managed through the regional procurement portal, which is available at the address set out in Section I.1) of this Notice (www.yortender.co.uk). Interested economic operators for the service must express their interest in this opportunity via YORtender, by downloading the documentation and submitting their full tender response by the deadline detailed at Section lV.2.2) of this notice. Bidders should submit both their completed Selection questionnaires (SQ) and supplier submission document (full tender response) together by the deadline for initial tenders. Bidders should note that their tender responses will only be evaluated substantively once suitability of the bidders has been assessed in accordance with the selection criteria and minimum levels of suitability, as detailed in the SQ. Bidders who fail to satisfy the minimum requirements stipulated in the SQ will be eliminated from the process at this stage and their Tender response will not be subject to further evaluation. In order to identify the most economically advantageous tender which best meets the Council’s requirements the Council may elect to either: — award the contract following the evaluation period without carrying out a negotiation period, or — commence the negotiation period and enter into negotiations with the bidders who have submitted tenders in order to improve the content of those tenders. The Council reserves the right to only negotiate with the top three (3) scoring tenderers following evaluation of the initial tenders. Kirklees Council (‘the Council’) wishes to commission a service to provide short notice emergency carer breaks within the Kirklees area. This will be achieved by the provision of a service delivered to the person the carer cares for (‘Cared-for-Person’ or ‘Service User’). For the purpose of this service specification, a carer is someone who provides unpaid care support to a person or people of any age (i.e. adult or child) resident in the Kirklees administrative area, requiring support because of physical disability; mental ill health; autism spectrum condition, sensory impairment; substance misuse; long-term condition; learning disability; or illness/problems usually associated with getting older for example frailty or dementia. The aim of the service is to provide emergency carer breaks at short notice to reduce pressure on carers when they are struggling to continue with their caring role. The contract is expected to commence on 1.4.2020 and expire on 31.3.2025, with an option to extend for a further period, or for successive periods, up to 31.3.2030. The service is likely to be subject to the implications of the Acquired Rights Directive EU2001/23/EC and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (as amended) (‘TUPE’). However it is a matter for the economic operators to determine for themselves whether or not TUPE applies, and it is strongly recommended by the contracting authority that economic operators seek their own independent professional advice (including any legal, financial or actuarial advice) in this respect in order to fully understand the potential consequences of TUPE before compiling and submitting their tender. Some high level anonymised TUPE liability information is available from the contracting authority on receipt of a signed NDA, refer to the information and instructions document.