Published date: 24 January 2023

Last edited date: 2 February 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 February 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

BN1 1JE

Value of contract

£800,000 to £4,060,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-35814-BHCC - 035814

Published date

24 January 2023

Closing date

24 February 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

3 July 2023

Contract end date

2 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Brighton and Hove City Council (the Council) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the provision of Home Care services and Extra Care services.

The services required fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). As a result, this procurement is undertaken under the 'Light Touch Regime' as detailed in Section 7 of PCR 2015.

Providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission ('CQC').

The Council is seeking to award contracts to a number of different providers for four separate Lots via this procurement process. Providers may submit tenders for single or multiple Lots. The main Service Specification and Service Specifications for each Lot provide further detail on the specific requirements for each Lot. The Lots are broken down as follows:

Lot 1: Area Providers: Lead and Back up
One Lead Provider and one Back-Up Provider will be appointed to each of the four Areas. A total of eight potential contracts are available.
Lot 2: Brooke Mead Extra Care
A single contract will be awarded via this Lot.
Lot 3: Patching Lodge Extra Care
A single contract will be awarded via this Lot.
Lot 4: New Larchwood and Library Court Extra Care
A single contract will be awarded via this Lot.

Bidders should refer to the full tender documentation for further information, the Invitation to Tender is at Schedule 3.

More information

Links

Additional text

How to obtain the Tender Documents
Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'.

Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out
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Further Guidance
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Receiving Notification Emails
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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Edward Barfoot (BHCC)

Address

Bartholomew Square
Brighton
UK
BN1 1JE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441273291391

Email

Edward.Barfoot@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Website

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk